The joke would work better if the client had been accused of passing fraudulent checks rather than counterfeiting or if he had paid cash and it had turned out to be counterfeit. It would have worked best of all if Pettyfogger had explained that the money he had paid his fees with had been used in evidence against him.
The joke would work better if the client had been accused of passing fraudulent checks rather than counterfeiting or if he had paid cash and it had turned out to be counterfeit. It would have worked best of all if Pettyfogger had explained that the money he had paid his fees with had been used in evidence against him.