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If any man will draw up his case, and put his name at the foot of the first page, I will give him an immediate reply. Where he compels me to turn over the sheet, he must wait my leisure.
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
The speaker offers a quick answer to a short request and a delayed answer to a long one. Even turning a page counts as an imposition. The rule rewards people who get to the point, making the reader's time the main measure of a useful letter.
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