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for five years ; used to row a great deal in heavy 

 boats/' 



31. " I possess considerable bodily energy, and 

 when young excelled in fencing, swimming, and 

 the high jump. In mind Have worked hard 

 with my brain for the last thirty-five years, 

 almost without intermission. 



" Father Considerable bodily energy, and 

 a good pedestrian. Mother Sluggish bodily 

 powers, but in mind most energetic when once 

 roused to action by a subject that interested her 

 feelings." 



32. " Sufficiently patient of ordinary fatigue, 

 cold, and hunger, to enable me to enjoy travelling 

 in unfrequented countries when my companions 

 suffered much discomfort. In mind Can com- 

 monly work from twelve to fourteen hours a day 

 without any remarkable amount of exhaustion. 



Father Capable of enduring fatigue." 



33. [This is a case of extraordinary mental 

 activity, as shown by evidence which I do not 

 feel justified in quoting. It was rewarded by 



