We carry it home, a sure possession.
Mephistopheles.
But, as I said, you must choose a profession.
Student.
With Law, I must confess, I never was much smitten.
Mephistopheles.
I should be loath to force your inclination,
Myself have some small skill in legislation;
For human laws and rights from sire to son,
Like an hereditary ill, flow on;