Freeman's view of Froude is not now held by any one whose opinion counts; yet still there seems to rise, as from a brazen head of Ananias, dismal and monotonous chaunt, "He was careless of the truth, he did not make history the business of his life." He did make history the business of his life, and he cared more for truth than for anything else in the world.

Freeman's biographer has given no clue to his imperfect sympathy with Froude.
Green, true historian as he was, made more mistakes than Froude, and the mistakes he did make were more serious.

He trespassed on the preserves of Brewer, who criticised him severely without deviating from the standard of a Christian and a gentleman.

Even over the domain of Stubbs, and the consecrated ground of the Norman Conquest itself, Green ranged without being Freemanised as a poacher.

But then Green was Freeman's personal friend, and in friendship Freeman was staunch.