The parting with his father and mother, as they afterward told Mr.Moore, was very affecting.

It happened, however, that they met once more.

It was felt that the possession of a medical diploma would be of service, and Livingstone returned to Scotland in November, 1840, and passed at Glasgow as Licentiate of the Faculty of Physicians and Surgeons.

It was on this occasion he found it so inconvenient to have opinions of his own and the knack of sticking to them.

It seemed as if he was going to be rejected for obstinately maintaining his views in regard to the stethoscope; but he pulled through.