In later years he had regarded himself simply as a man of talent, and when this decision had been reached he thought less of life.

If his intellectual character lacked one touch, that touch would have made him a genius.

When applied to him the term "gentleman" found its befitting place.
Careless observers of men often passed Richmond without taking particular notice of him.

He was rather undersized, and was bald, but his head was shapely.

He was so sensitive that he often assumed a brusqueness in order not to appear effeminate.