LOUIS AGASSIZ 23 



The jollity of the Cloverleaf, the high 

 spirits and full living of its three mem- 

 bers, their vacations and their fencing- 

 bouts and their many pleasures, save 

 them from any possible imputation of 

 priggishness. Life was fuller to them 

 than to most; after the delight of an 

 opera there is all the interest of a dissec- 

 tion ; and the joy of a mountain climb is 

 enhanced by an opportunity to get your 

 companion's views on phyllotaxis and 

 so back to Munich in time for the lect- 

 ures on the Philosophy of Eevelation. 

 How fortunate that Agassiz's remittance 

 should come to hand just as Schimper 

 needed it ! How remarkably excellent 

 is the Bavarian beer ! How charming 

 is divine philosophy! The Cloverleaf 

 was gay enough, but its glee interfered 

 with its scholarship no more than hard 

 work spoiled its fun. Agassiz once chal- 

 lenged an entire student-corps to fight/ 

 one after the other, because of some slur 

 upon Switzerland ; but we should be 



