especially when, after obtaining legal relief, the suitor ultimately
finds himself sold.

_Contracts_.--(1.) "All contracts are construed according to the
intentions of the parties," save where one of them subsequently
changes his mind.

(2.) "The construction should be liberal" enough to suit the fancy of
the Judge who enforces it.

(3.) "It should be favourable" to a long and angry correspondence in
all the principal newspapers.

(4) "The contract should in general be construed according to the law
of the country where made," but certainly not in particular.

(5.) "That testimony cannot be given to vary, but may to explain a
written contract," save when someone suggests that this practice shall
be reversed.

(6.) "He who employs an agent does it himself," unless it is
considered advisable to take an opposite view of the matter.

_Parent and Child_.--"A father shall have the custody of his
children," except when they get beyond his control and defy his
authority.

_Landlord and Tenant_.--"A landlord has a right to receive his rent,"
if the tenant does not spend the money on something else.