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tolam, etc." At another time lie writes to his cousin 

 in a language which we may suppose to be Esperanto (?) : 



" Mi CAR DORA, lo hab recip vestr litr, ke era mult facil a com- 

 prendar, etc." 



And among letters to his Cousin Ella are many in 

 which this frolicsome spirit is a feature. One begins 

 thus : 



" Mein theurestes Kind ? Wie geht's dir ? Combien te porte- 

 tu, ma chere ? Come sta, ma carissima ? How are you, my dear 

 child ? and you may imagine yourself chucked under the chin if 

 you have strength of imagination for it " 



And so on. 



After he was grown to man's estate Eamsay did not 

 change much physically. An athletic frame capable of 

 great exertion in walking, rowing or swimming, as 

 already mentioned in earlier pages, was associated with 

 a quick step, alert manner and usually cheerful spirits. 

 With fine expressive eyes, he had the habit of elevating 

 one eyebrow or the other, which often preceded some 

 quizzical remark or even some momentous pronounce- 

 ment. His amusements were of a simple character, 

 such as tennis or boating. He was never interested in 

 what is called sport, and never carried a gun. His 

 fondness for music and his accomplishments in that 

 direction have already been sufficiently mentioned. In 

 early life his interests were confined chiefly to his chemical 

 work and to the happenings in the university and social 

 circles in which he moved. He troubled himself little 

 about politics in those days and never meddled to any 



