The Law Student
The unnamed law student is a court subordinate who openly carries off the usher’s wife.
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Who they are in the book
Spoiler-freeThe unnamed law student is a court subordinate who openly carries off the usher’s wife. He is small and physically unimpressive, yet his institutional connection gives him power. He anticipates the kind of official who may later become a judge. His fate is unknown.
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