INTRODUCTION XI 



lips as with quiet humour he gave them infor- 

 mation suited to their needs. 



I need not recall such reminiscences, which 

 are familiar to those who knew him. A cha- 

 racter cannot be recalled by a multiplicity of 

 little traits. Its effect is in itself as a whole, 

 and depends on the fundamental ideas which 

 it expresses. It was impossible to know Lord 

 Lilford and not be brought unconsciously to a 

 clearer perception of the great issues of life. 

 He was a man who showed that he had been 

 sorely tried, and through his trials had reached 

 a beautiful serenity which was manifest in all 

 he said and did. His trials were not merely 

 physical ; he had suffered disappointment and 

 loss. But his character was founded on the 

 rock of deep religious principle, and he patiently 

 gleaned the harvest of affliction. In so doing 

 he was helped by the training which comes from 

 habits of scientific observation. He had taught 

 himself to recognise law outside, and so he was 

 able to seek the law of his own life and humbly 



