utor ▁to ▁the ▁only ▁son ▁of ▁Sir ▁Robert ▁Mor ier ▁a ▁diplom at ▁in ▁Portugal , ▁also ▁acting ▁as ▁Mor ier ’ s ▁personal ▁secretary . ▁Here ▁he ▁learned ▁both ▁Portuguese ▁and ▁Spanish . ▁After ▁a ▁relatively ▁brief ▁period ▁in ▁this ▁role ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁Paris ▁to ▁attend ▁the ▁E cole ▁des ▁Be aux - Ar ts ▁as ▁a ▁pup il ▁of ▁Jean - Louis ▁Pascal . ▁He ▁stayed ▁here ▁for ▁ 4 ▁years ▁of ▁study , ▁during ▁which ▁time ▁he ▁be fri ended ▁Alexander ▁N is bet ▁Pat erson , ▁Frank ▁Wor thing ton ▁Simon ▁and ▁John ▁Ke pp ie . ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁his ▁father ▁and ▁inheritance ▁of ▁the ▁house ▁at ▁ 1 ▁Beau fort ▁Road , ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁Edinburgh ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 7 ▁to ▁work ▁as ▁assistant ▁to ▁George ▁Washington ▁Brow ne ▁where ▁he ▁worked ▁until ▁ 1 8 9 1 ▁where after ▁he ▁moved ▁totally ▁to ▁his ▁own ▁practice ▁which ▁he ▁had ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 8 . ▁During ▁this ▁period ▁with ▁Brow ne ▁he ▁und ou bt edly ▁had ▁input ▁into ▁the ▁design ▁of ▁the ▁Central ▁Library ▁on ▁George ▁IV ▁Bridge , ▁the ▁Royal ▁Hospital ▁for ▁S ick ▁Children , ▁Wright ’ s ▁Build ings ▁on ▁Brun ts field ▁Place ▁and ▁the ▁Sol ic itors ▁Build ings ▁on ▁the ▁Cow gate . ▁ ▁In ▁his ▁own ▁practice ▁he ▁drew ▁in ▁his ▁old ▁friend ▁from ▁Pascal ’ s , ▁Frank ▁Wor thing ton ▁Simon ▁as ▁a ▁partner . ▁T ogether ▁they ▁quickly