MEMOIR 1X a ee was so pleased with the boy’s eloquence that he pleaded for him to be allowed to accompany him to Paris and there study for the Bar: but at that time the circumstances of the family were such that no active profession was in contemplation for the younger son. In 1841, having finished his course at the Gymnasium, Alfred Edersheim entered as a student of philosophy in the University of Vienna. His purpose was, while proceeding ultimately to the degree of M.D., to devote himself in the meantime to literature. For at this date the law regarding the Jews was such that but one son out of each Jewish family was allowed to reside in the city; and this only if his father enjoyed the privilege of citizenship. The medical profession, however (at that time the only learned profession open to Jews), offered this advan- tage: that, by being attached to an hospital, tempo- rary residence, and ultimately perhaps citizenship, might be obtained. Many tales are told of the adventures into which at this time the young student was led by his high spirits. On one occasion he was arrested for mimicry of the sentinels on duty, and was only released when