146 THE PORTRAIT GALLERY 
Charitable to a high degree, every worthy cause presented to 
him enlisted his support. More perfectly than any modern, he 
represented the type of German that our prewar literature ideal- 
ized, the kind that was absolutely incompatible with the deeds 
of the early war. His optimism, his good nature, and his cheery 
example made his death particularly touching to his friends 
and business associates. 
