Jubal nodded. "Precisely.  Myself, too.  This morning I did not have the slightest idea of the true situation... except that I knew that the government was anxious to get those so-called Larkin rights from Mike.  Beyond that I was ignorant.  So I assumed that the government was equally ignorant and went boldly ahead. 'Audacity, always audacity' - soundest principle of strategy.  In practicing medicine I learned that when you are most at loss is the time when you must appear confident.  In law I had learned that, when your case seems hopeless, you must impress the jury with your relaxed certainty."