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Charitable to a high degree, every worthy cause presented to 

 him enlisted his support. More perfectly than any modern, he 

 represented the type of German that our prewar literature ideal- 

 ized, the kind that was absolutely incompatible with the deeds 

 of the early war. His optimism, his good nature, and his cheery 

 example made his death particularly touching to his friends 

 and business associates. 



