I want to join in the chorus of love and tender remembrance which you
are hearing from all sides in regard to your father.
He was my first teacher, at Norwich, when for the first time I went
to school, and his kindness and consideration helped me over the
strangeness and discomfort of the new experience. He taught me Latin
and I began Greek with him.
He was a most delightful principal of the school, and thought of the
pleasantest things for us boys and girls to do, in and out of the
classrooms; for instance, long walks together in which he accompanied
us.
All my life I have thought of him with warmth and pleasure, and on the
few occasions when I have seen him the old gratitude and confidence have
been renewed. He was so good and so delightful all at once.
Sincerely yours,