He would go further
and say that the correspondence showed that whatever he might have said
in his evidence, Mr. Forsyte had in fact never contemplated repudiating
liability on any of the work ordered or executed by his architect. The
defendant had certainly never contemplated such a contingency, or, as
was demonstrated by his letters, he would never have proceeded with
the work--a work of extreme delicacy, carried out with great care and
efficiency, to meet and satisfy the fastidious taste of a connoisseur, a
rich man, a man of property. He felt strongly on this point, and feeling
strongly he used, perhaps, rather strong words when he said that this
action was of a most unjustifiable, unexpected, indeed--unprecedented
character. If his Lordship had had the opportunity that he himself had
made it his duty to take, to go over this very fine house and see the
great delicacy and beauty of the decorations executed by his client--an
artist in his most honourable profession--he felt convinced that not for
one moment would his Lordship tolerate this, he would use no stronger
word than daring attempt to evade legitimate responsibility.
Taking the text of Soames' letters, he lightly touched on 'Boileau v.
The Blasted Cement Company, Limited.
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