“Doug,
. . . .  I was not being facetious Friday when I left and said that Judge Dupree would be very proud of you.  Judges take a proprietary interest in law clerks.  You did what I thought was an exemplary job in a most difficult situation.  I thought your questions were substantively right on target.  You prosecuted your case hard and very fairly, and I thought you exemplified the best that the law has to offer. I meant every word when I said that Judge Dupree would be very proud of you.  He really truly would be. . . . You really did a magnificent job.”