He is said to be very fond of young ladies even now, and when younger made some heartaches; for he could not give up his fellowship and leave Cambridge for a wife; which, to me, is very unmanly.

He is considered the greatest geologist in England, and of course they would say 'in the world,' and is much loved by all who know him.

He came to Cambridge a young man, and the elms which he saw planted are now sturdy trees.

It is pleasant to hear him talk of Cambridge and its growth; he points to the stately trees and says, 'Those trees don't look as old as I, and they are not.' "I did not see Professor Adams at that time, but I spent the whole of Monday morning walking about the college with him.

I asked him to show me the place where he made his computations for Neptune, and he was evidently well pleased to do so.
"We laughed over a roll, which we saw in the College library, containing a list of the ancestors of Henry VIII.; among them was Jupiter.
"Professor Adams tells me that in Wales genealogical charts go so far back that about half-way between the beginning and the present day you find this record: 'About this time the world was created'! "November 2.