Мидлмарч

Chapter 16

           "IcouldmentiononeortwopointsinwhichWakleyisintheright."

           "Oh,well,"saidMr.Chichely,"Iblamenomanforstandingupinfavorofhisowncloth;but,comingtoargument,Ishouldliketoknowhowacoroneristojudgeofevidenceifhehasnothadalegaltraining?"

           "Inmyopinion,"saidLydgate,"legaltrainingonlymakesamanmoreincompetentinquestionsthatrequireknowledgeaofanotherkind.PeopletalkaboutevidenceasifitcouldreallybeweighedinscalesbyablindJustice.Nomancanjudgewhatisgoodevidenceonanyparticularsubject,unlessheknowsthatsubjectwell.Alawyerisnobetterthananoldwomanatapost-mortemexamination.Howishetoknowtheactionofapoison?Youmightaswellsaythatscanningversewillteachyoutoscanthepotatocrops."

           "Youareaware,Isuppose,thatitisnotthecoroner’sbusinesstoconductthepost-mortem,butonlytotaketheevidenceofthemedicalwitness?"saidMr.Chichely,withsomescorn.

           "Whoisoftenalmostasignorantasthecoronerhimself,"saidLydgate."Questionsofmedicaljurisprudenceoughtnottobelefttothechanceofdecentknowledgeinamedicalwitness,andthecoroneroughtnottobeamanwhowillbelievethatstrychninewilldestroythecoatsofthestomachifanignorantpractitionerhappenstotellhimso."

           LydgatehadreallylostsightofthefactthatMr.

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