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Question
Why is the lawyer sent to New Mullion? What does he first think about the place?
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Solution
The lawyer was sent to New Mullion to serve summons on Oliver Lutkins, who was needed as a witness in a law case. He had expected the place to be a sweet and simple country village.
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