Why is the lawyer sent to New Mullion? What does he first think about the place?

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The lawyer served as a junior assistant clerk in a magnificent law firm. He was sent to New Mullion to serve summons on Oliver Lutkins, who was needed as a witness in a law case.
He was frustrated by the routine life of the city. As new Mullion was located forty miles in the country, he expected New Mullion to be a sweet and simple country village.

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Why is the lawyer sent to New Mullion? What does he first think about the place?