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with his form, and " among his colleagues," says the 

 Pauline , " he was justly popular. He was remark- 

 able for the loyalty of his friendship, and when he 

 undertook to do anything he never failed to carry 

 it through to the best of his ability. Perhaps his 

 chief characteristic was an energy and alertness which 

 gave an impression of one who was armed at all 

 points, ready to say and do what the moment might 

 require. Though his life has ended prematurely, he 

 leaves behind him a record of sincere and honourable 

 work which is an example to all, and which many a 

 veteran might envy." 



How deeply his loss was felt by many of his col- 

 leagues the following extracts show. One with whom 

 he had been closely associated during the whole of his 

 work at St. Paul's, writes : " I knew him better than 

 most of his colleagues, and I am quite unable to ex- 

 press to you my own feelings. I always told him 

 he worked too hard ; " and another : " I shall never 

 forget the many acts of kindness and consideration I 

 received from him ; " and yet another : " Of all my col- 

 leagues at and there has not been one whom 



I loved so unreservedly or who showed me the same 

 affection ... I loved him as I have loved few men." 



But good as his record as a schoolmaster was, it was 

 by his work outside St. Paul's that he was known to 

 the world at large. Soon after he came to London 

 he began to write occasional articles for the St. James s 

 Gazette, then edited by Mr. Greenwood, the Globe, 

 Field, Yorkshire Post, and other papers, and in 1890 

 he became a regular contributor to the Spectator. 



