#stoker was qualified as a lawyer himself so...surely he like. knew??? the mystery deepens

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I had spent the day wearily over books, and, simply to keep my mind occupied, went over some of the matters I had been examining at Lincoln’s Inn.

something that's always passed me by on previous reads, but why is jonathan taking his exam at lincoln's inn as if he were a barrister?? girl??