6/25 I was sure you would like him. Is he at all like what you fancied he would be ?" "Well no--not exactly. I know you told me how he looked, but I always thought he would be rather Byronic--the poetical type, if you know what I mean." "He has a great deal of poetry in him," said Mr.Ambrose in a tone of profound admiration. "He writes the best Greek verse I ever saw." "Oh yes--I daresay," replied Mrs.Goddard smiling in the dusk. "I am sure he must be very clever." So they chatted quietly as they walked down the park. |