professor of zoology at the University of Bonn, was Gadow's uncle 

 and, at the latter 's request, I called upon the professor. He was a dear 

 old man and received me very kindly and courteously and yet with a 

 certain sadness, for which I could not account. As I was bidding him 

 farewell, he said wistfully: "I hope you have learned to like Germany: 

 es ist doch ein gutes Land." 



On June 2, according to my diary, Friiulein Elise, the Baroness and 

 her three children went by train to Speyer and, on their return, told a 

 most exasperating tale of arrogance and rudeness on the part of the 

 railroad officials. I have entirely forgotten the circumstances, but, until 

 my last visit to Germany in 1926, 1 remained of the opinion expressed in 

 the entry: "A German in office is certainly the most disagreeable of 

 created things." Since the War, there has been great improvement in the 

 manners of the officials. 



I had hoped that my dissertation was off my hands "for good and 

 all," but I was flattering myself. Professor Biitschli sent for me and we 

 spent two hours in going over the manuscript together. As my diary 

 reports it, "he has, with great kindness, taken the trouble to correct even 

 the faults of style. He expressed himself as very much pleased with 

 the work, much to my relief, as I had feared otherwise." After making 

 the suggested corrections, I returned the all-important document to 

 BiJtschH, in the hope that I had seen the last of it, but, a year later, a 

 fresh crop of troubles sprang up to plague me. These, however, were 

 due to Gegenbaur's long and desperate illness. 



Meanwhile, the examination was drawing on apace and June 15 was 

 set as the great day. I was very much frightened and felt sure that my 

 preparation was altogether inadequate, but I was so weary of the whole 

 matter, that I wanted it over and done with, whatever the result. It 

 was necessary to hire a top hat, for I didn't possess such a thing and, 

 in evening dress to call solemnly upon the Dean of the Philosophical 

 Faculty and then upon Professors Biitschli and Piitzer and invite them 

 to examine me upon the following day. At the examination, the candi- 

 date had to present himself in evening dress, as we consider it, with 

 white tie and top hat, in order to mark the high solemnity of the oc- 

 casion. 



For an hour, Biitschh questioned me in zoology and then I was 

 invited to partake of light refreshments, cake and wine, in which the 

 Dean, the examiners and several professors, who were present as spec- 

 tators, joined me. After this pleasant interlude, Biitschli took me in 

 hand again and questioned me for forty minutes in palaeontology and 



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