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Chapter 15

           

           Lydgatedidnotmeantobeoneofthosefailures,andtherewasthebetterhopeofhimbecausehisscientificinterestsoontooktheformofaprofessionalenthusiasm:hehadayouthfulbeliefinhisbread-winningwork,nottobestifledbythatinitiationinmakeshiftcalledhis’prenticedays;andhecarriedtohisstudiesinLondon,Edinburgh,andParis,theconvictionthatthemedicalprofessionasitmightbewasthefinestintheworld;presentingthemostperfectinterchangebetweenscienceandart;offeringthemostdirectalliancebetweenintellectualconquestandthesocialgood.Lydgate’snaturedemandedthiscombination:hewasanemotionalcreature,withaflesh-and-bloodsenseoffellowshipwhichwithstoodalltheabstractionsofspecialstudy.Hecarednotonlyfor"cases,"butforJohnandElizabeth,especiallyElizabeth.

           Therewasanotherattractioninhisprofession:itwantedreform,andgaveamananopportunityforsomeindignantresolvetorejectitsvenaldecorationsandotherhumbug,andtobethepossessorofgenuinethoughundemandedqualifications.

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