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 Just as a prudent motorist will keep to the speed limit, on the inside lane and at safe braking distance from the car in front, indicating as needed and in plenty of time, cheerily giving way should that be the congenial thing to do — so will a sensible merchant perform her contract with a view not just to compliance with its letter but the maintaining her customer’s good grace and favourable regard should her name come into contemplation — which it will only do when the customer’s mind turns to more business.
-You have heard the JC say it often before, and it is true, if trite: the future is an unknown place.
+You have heard the JC say it often before, and it is true, if trite: the future is an unknown place. This is a ''good'' thing: if it were not, there would be no risk to take or rewards to reap. The fears that plague a merchant’s mind when she enters a bargain may be far removed from the actualities that beset her ultimate enjoyment of it.
 Yet, when their opinions are sought, how easily [[legal eagle]]s fall into the mindset of ''remedies''.