He was widely known in the educational world, and was one of the most brilliant men I ever knew, strong, wise, witty, critical, scholarly, with a scorn of anything superficial or insincere.
I had thought of omitting my experience in this city, to me so really tragic.

Just before we were to leave Hanover, a guest brought five of us a gift of measles.

I had the confluent-virulent-delirious-lose-all-your-hair variety.

When convalescent, I found that my hair, which had been splendidly thick and long, was coming out alarmingly, and it was advised that my head be shaved, with a promise that the hair would surely be curly and just as good as before the illness.

I felt pretty measly and "meachin" and submitted.