ii.] QUALITIES. 85 



swimmer. In mind Capable of great occasional 

 exertion rather than of sustained effort. Mother 

 In mind, very energetic within a limited range. 

 Always showed great courage, fortitude, and 

 equanimity. In her. nursing duties, whether of 

 young or old, was active, persevering, and re- 

 markably successful/' 



15. " At the age of sixty made a tour, chiefly 

 pedestrian, of four weeks in the Alps ; ascended 

 Cima di Jazi ; crossed St. Theodule Pass, walking 

 sometimes thirty miles a day; aet. 67, grouse- 

 shooting and deer-stalking. Walk six miles 

 daily to present date. Of mind See list and 

 dates of works and papers [an enormous amount 

 of work]. 



''Father Active disposition; he let his 

 family estate, entered largely into mercantile 

 pursuits, and died [abroad]." 



16. "When young, a very quick runner and 

 jumper ; good shot with a bow and arrow. In 

 middle age, walked to extent of twenty- five miles 

 a day for many months, forty miles in one day, 



