Lincoln"s Inn, in Holborn, London, is the oldest and largest of the four Inns of Court which barristers of England and Wales belong to and where they are "called to the Bar." It is also recognised as having the most distinguished professional bodies of judges and lawyers counted amongst its number. This was where the offices of Belsize and Roberts were situated, which was an unusual fact as they were only mere solicitors, not their exalted cousins, barristers! However, apart from the Iversons they counted the names of some of the most prominent and dignified families in the land on their list of clients and in the world of solicitors there were none more respected than Lord Edwin Belsize and Sir Eli Roberts.
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