hiː ɹᵻtˈɜːnd tə skˈɑːtlənd tʊ ˈɛntɚ hɪz fˈɑːðɚz lˈiːɡəl fˈɜːm ænd ˈæktᵻd fɚɹə tˈaɪm æz fˈɪskəl tə ðə səsˈaɪəɾi ʌv ɹˈaɪɾɚz tə ðə sˈɪɡnɪt.
He returned to Scotland to enter his father's legal firm and acted for a time as Fiscal to the Society of Writers to the Signet.