Literary notes about Client (AI summary)
The word "client" in literature is used in a variety of nuanced ways, capturing everything from legal relationships to social hierarchies and even humorous exchanges. In detective fiction, for example, it carries the weight of professional duty and personal irritation, as seen when a lawyer’s concern for a client underscores a narrative’s tension ([1], [2], [3]). In the works of Dickens and Dostoyevsky, the term often evokes a relationship laden with duty, economic implications, and sometimes disdain or irony ([4], [5], [6], [7]). Beyond legal and financial implications, some authors employ the word to highlight social dynamics and patron-client interactions, reflecting both ancient traditions and modern contexts ([8], [9]). This multifaceted use of "client" not only enriches character interactions but also offers insight into the underlying societal and institutional frameworks in which these narratives operate.
- Even my dread of losing a client could not restrain me from showing my impatience.
— from The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle - “And yet there are singular points about it which hold out some hopes for our client.”
— from The Return of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle - As to the photograph, your client may rest in peace.
— from The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle - "Repeal this statute, my good sir?" says Mr. Kenge to a smarting client.
— from Bleak House by Charles Dickens - ‘“Upon these papers,” said the client, “the man whose name they bear, has raised, as you will see, large sums of money, for years past.
— from The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens - ’ ‘I’ll take the address of that place,’ said the client; ‘I don’t know but what it mightn’t suit me pretty well.’
— from Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens - The talented prosecutor laughed mercilessly just now at my client for loving Schiller—loving the sublime and beautiful!
— from The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky - As tribune of the people in 52 B.C. he took an active part in opposing Milo (Cicero’s client) and the Pompeian party in general.
— from Helps to Latin Translation at Sight by Edmund Luce - It was not unusual for persons of wealth or influence and sons of good families to be so established together in a relation of patron and client.
— from Utopia by Saint Thomas More
