I then understood why he had married a famous woman doctor.

It is hard to get the books asked for in very large libraries.

Once I was replying to an attack on Miss Elizabeth Stuart Phelps's style by Miss Dodge, well known under the pen name Gail Hamilton, and I gave this order: "Complete works of Miss Abigail Dodge--and please hurry." After intolerable waiting, two boys appeared looking very weary, bearing the many sermons and heavy memoirs of the Reverend Narcissus Dodge.
In my special class at home I begged my friends to ask questions in an off-hand way, and to comment upon my opinions.

That was stimulating to all.

One morning my theme was "Genius and Talent." I said Genius was something beyond--outside of--ourselves, which achieved great results with small exertion.