A lawyer's dog， running about unleashed， beelines for (直奔）a butcher shop

and steals a roast. Butcher goes to lawyer's office and asks， “if a dog

running unleashed steals a piece of meat from my store， do I have a right to

demand payment for the meat from the dog's owner?” The lawyer answers， “Absolutely.”

“Then you owe me $8.50. Your dog was loose and stole a roast from me today.”

The lawyer， without a word， writes the butcher a check for $8.50.

Several days later the butcher opens the mail and finds an envelope from the

lawyer: $20 due for a consultation.