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claims of his own subject blinded him to the present possibilities of 

 rapjwochement with others. 



In 1892, Adam Sedgwick married Miss Laura Eobinson, daughter 

 of Captain Eobinson, of Armagh, by whom he had two sons and a 

 daughter. All survive him, his elder son being a Foundation Scholar 

 of Trinity College. 



Of the man himself, a friend can scarcely write dispassionately. 

 His attachment to the memory of Balfour was beautiful. Sedgwick 

 himself had a like gift of inspiring affection which he always 

 reciprocated. He spoke only of the good in his friends, and he felt 

 deeply any change in his relationship to them. He had a quick, 

 vivid, bright personality and a directness and simplicity, infinitely 

 charming. He delighted in bold and comprehensive theories of life 

 and conduct, which were generally right though paradoxical. He 

 was hot-tempered himself, and therefore tolerant of the same trait 

 in others. This impulsiveness of temper and his many eccentricities 

 only served to endear him to his friends, but made it difficult for 

 others to understand him, whose generosity and lovable qualities 

 were often hidden beneath a brusque and somewhat intolerant 

 manner. His failings were, indeed, all upon the surface, and those of 

 us who came into close contact with him are alone qualified to speak 

 of the essential warm-heartedness and candour which made this 

 friend unreplaceable and unforgettable. 



J. Stanley Gardiner. 



