The Dane Law School was then, and I suppose it is even more true of it now, a most admirable place for learning the science of law and preparing for its practice.

The youth breathed a legal atmosphere from morning till night all the year round.

He had the advantage of most admirable instruction, and the resources of a complete library.

He listened to the lectures, he studied the text-books, he was drilled in the recitations, he had practice in the moot courts and in the law clubs.

He discussed points of law in the boarding-house and on his walks with his companions.