"That's not a gentleman's calling." Jan opened his great eyes.

Had he taken a liking for carpentering, he would have deemed it gentlemanly enough for him.
"What has put an apothecary's business into your head ?" cried Lady Verner.
"I should like the pounding," replied Jan.
"The pounding!" reiterated Lady Verner, in astonishment.
"I should like it altogether," concluded Jan, "I wish you'd let me go apprentice to Dr.West." Jan held to his liking.

In due course of time he was apprenticed to Dr.
West, and pounded away to his heart's content.

Thence he went to London to walk the hospitals, afterwards completing his studies in Paris.

It was at the latter period that the accident happened to Jan that called Lionel to Paris.