But Dickens himself neither makes this point not leaves it as an obvious inference. Therefore, it is by no means unnatural or outrageous that he should wonder what his client's wife is up to when she begins to act strangely and make inquiries about the handwriting on a legal document. As Sir Leicester's legal advisor, Tulkinghorn has a right, even a responsibility, to take notice of any action whatever that seems as if it might be detrimental to his client. He is an enigma which Dickens chooses not to solve. Tulkinghorn, an extremely capable solicitor (a leading attorney) of the Chancery Court, is the main enemy, or antagonist, in this novel.
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