Мідлмарч

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.

Налаштування
Фон сторінки
Розмір шрифту
Міжрядковий інтервал
Фразові дієслова
Показати / Приховати меню
Шрифт
Roboto Lora
Уведомления
Сторінка 238 з 1302