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....the face was quite familiar but all his memory failed to  place the woman sitting before him across the table seeing his dilemma she introduced herself,  she began  ,waking sahib  perhaps you are trying to  locate me 

The narrator  lawyer  replied that was absolutely right,  she was dusky dark woman,  what was her name he asked 

Laila, but he won't be able to connect her by her  name for she was in a different  get up 

Fine then,  do tell all about yourself and the reason you are in  my office 

She  continued in a tearful manner   she was Laila come to beg for the last time,  begging not for money but for the life of her son 

Laila ji please explain what exactly you mean 

My son is  sent to jail,  her voice choked,  she wanted to hire him to save her son  , she promised she won't trouble him for a rebate and concessions,  she was ready to pay his full fees,  she had enough by the  grace of  kind people  and all she wanted  him was to prove her son innocent