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Undertaker by Wild-sin

It had been a tradition kept strong for over a century; every Sunday they would have morning tea at his house, in his grand atrium under London’s gloomy skies.

Convincing him to entertain her over morning tea had been one of her greater challenges but she was, if anything, persistent and rather fond of challenges: especially if they came in the form of a one William T. Spears.

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When Ronald Knox began his pupillage at one of London’s most famed barristers’ chambers, he envisioned a year of endless paperwork, ungodly overtime hours and absolutely no time for parties, all of which are components of his worst nightmare. He dreaded everything about the life of an apprentice lawyer, so much so he wondered why he chose the legal career in the first place. But there he was, standing at the doorsteps of his new life, looking more like a anxious client than a fresh pupil ready for the big bad world.

“You will be working under the supervision of two of the finest criminal barristers in London, Ronald.” said Alan, who looked way too young to be called a senior clerk, as he toured the youngster through the lounges, meeting rooms and stunning libraries of the chamber, “You must be an extraordinary graduate.” he commented in the end, “I never thought they would agree on anything at all, save team up to supervise a pupil. I believe they were both impressed by your record.”

“My record…” Ronald nodded self-consciously. It was a miracle that he managed to keep his grades up, despite his horrific attendance records back in the Inn. For he was never a fan of traditions, because who wants to sit down and dine with a bunch of sleep-deprived law students and grave-looking professors whose speeches were almost always slurred, when you can throw yourself on a fuzzy couch and share drinks with a girl?

Yes, he wondered how he managed to graduate at all. And how his application got passed on to two of the biggest names in the courts of London remained a mystery.

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