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-the  secretary  did  not  answer  to  her  question, because  it  was  daily  routine  that  clients  came  long  before  the  lawyer  arrived, changing  buses  , travelling  long  distances  ,  fearing  if  they  reached  late they  would  miss  seeing  the  lawyer  and  then  the flickering  hope  died,  so  hoards  of   citizens  reached   and  waited   for  hours  for  their  turn  to  meet  the  lawyer