And so, Allan, you wish to go to sea? "Yes, father," I replied. "But, is there no other profession you would prefer-the law, for instance? It seems a prosperous trade enough, judging from the fact that solicitors generally appear well to do, with plenty of money-possibly that of other people-in their possession; so, considering the matter from a worldly point of view, you might do worse, Allan, than join their ranks." I shook my head, however, as a sign of dissent to this proposition. "Well then, my boy," went on father in his logical way, anxious that I should clearly understand all the bearings of the case, and have the advantages and disadvantages of each calling succinctly set before me, "there is medicine now, if you dislike the study of Themis, as your gesture would imply.