"That is, he hasn't passed his examinations like.

But I dare say he knows as much law as a lot of 'em, _and_ more! And he has that Mr.Karkeek to cover him like.

That's what they _say_....

He used to be a lawyer's clerk--at Toms and Scoles's, I think it was.

Then he left the district for a year or two--or it might be several.