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 In any case, no risk is taken, a handsome fee is paid, all implicated backsides are covered, and the world moves [[protestant|Calvinistically]] along.We have an essay about this [[protestant and catholic|Protestant and Catholic division]], if you are interested.
-An  [[in-house lawyer]]’s “comfort” is usually expressed in the [[subjunctive]]: she ''could'' get comfortable'', by being ''[[inclined]] to be [[supportive]] [[at this stage|at this point in time]]'' — proverbial broomsticks propping up any number of escape hatches, barn doors, and manholes through which you ''could'' scarper, bolt or drop, were the circumstances to recommend it — there goes that [[subjunctive]] again — but through which you know you won’t have to, because should this whole thing turn to mud, ''so many other people'' will be put in the stockade before you that those lovely portals — still propped up by your trusty broomsticks, if you’ve played it right — will give your sorry behind all the shelter it should need from the forthcoming [[The tempest]].
+An  [[in-house lawyer]]’s “comfort” is usually expressed in the [[subjunctive]]: she ''could'' get comfortable, by being ''[[inclined]] to be [[supportive]] [[at this stage|at this point in time]]'' — proverbial broomsticks propping up any number of escape hatches, barn doors, and manholes through which she ''could'' scarper, bolt or drop, were the circumstances to recommend it — there goes that [[subjunctive]] again — but through which she knows she won’t have to, because should this whole thing turn to mud, ''so many other people'' will be put in the stockade before she is that those lovely portals — still propped up by those trusty broomsticks, if she’s played it right — will give her sorry behind all the shelter it should need from the forthcoming [[The tempest|tempest]].
 So — get ''comfortable'' in there.