Fromendtoend，singlyorinpairsortrios，thegownsandwigsgobackandforward。Throughahumoftalkandfootfalls，thepipingtonesofaMacerannounceafreshcauseandcalluponthenamesofthoseconcerned。
Intelligentmenhavebeenwalkingheredailyfortenortwentyyearswithoutaragofbusinessorashillingofreward。Inprocessoftime，theymayperhapsbemadetheSheriff-SubstituteandFountainofJusticeatLerwickorTobermory。Thereisnothingrequired，youwouldsay，butalittlepatienceandatasteforexerciseandbadair。
Tobreathedustandbombazine，tofeedthemindoncacklinggossip，tohearthreepartsofacaseanddrinkaglassofsherry，tolongwithindescribablelongingsforthehourwhenamanmayslipoutofhistravestyanddevotehimselftogolffortherestoftheafternoon，andtodothisdaybydayandyearafteryear，mayseemsosmallathingtotheinexperienced！Butthosewhohavemadetheexperimentareofadifferentwayofthinking，andcountitthemostarduousformofidleness。
Moreswingdoorsopenintopigeon-holeswherejudgesoftheFirstAppealsitsingly，andhallsofaudiencewherethesupremeLordssitbythreeorfour。Here，youmayseeScott’splacewithinthebar，wherehewrotemanyapageofWaverleynovelstothedroneofjudicialproceeding。Youwillhearagooddealofshrewdness，and，astheirLordshipsdonotaltogetherdisdainpleasantry，afairproportionofdryfun。ThebroadestofbroadScotchisnowbanishedfromthebench；butthecourtsstillretainacertainnationalflavour。Wehaveasolemnenjoyablewayoflingeringonacase。Wetreatlawasafineart，andrelishanddigestagooddistinction。Thereisnohurry：pointafterpointmustberightlyexaminedandreducedtoprinciple；judgeafterjudgemustutterforthhisOBITERDICTAtodelightedbrethren。
Besidesthecourts，thereareinstalledunderthesameroofnolessthanthreelibraries：twoofnomeanorder；confusedandsemi-subterranean，fullofstairsandgalleries；whereyoumayseethemoststudious-lookingwigsfishingoutnovelsbylanthornlight，intheveryplacewheretheoldPrivyCounciltorturedCovenanters。