literary boston as i knew it-第8章

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approaches　of　the　malady　which　was　so　soon　to　end　all　groping　in　these
shadows　for　him。　　He　must　have　faced　the　fact　with　the　same　courage　and
the　same　trust　with　which　he　faced　all　facts。　　From　the　first　I　found　him
a　deeply　religious　man；　not　only　in　the　ecclesiastical　sense；　but　in　the
more　mystical　meanings　of　the　word；　and　he　kept　his　faith　as　he　kept　his
youth　to　the　last。　　Every　one　who　knew　him；　knows　how　young　he　was　in
heart；　and　how　he　liked　to　have　those　that　were　young　in　years　about　him。
He　wished　to　have　his　house　in　Boston；　as　well　as　his　cottage　at　York；
full　of　young　men　and　young　girls；　whose　joy　of　life　he　made　his　own；　and
whose　society　he　preferred　to　his　contemporaries'。　　One　could　not　blame
him　for　that；　or　for　seeking　the　sun；　wherever　he　could；　but　it　would　be
a　false　notion　of　him　to　suppose　that　his　sympathies　were　solely　or
chiefly　with　the　happy。　　In　every　sort；　as　I　knew　him；　he　was　fine　and
good。　　The　word　is　not　worthy　of　him；　after　some　of　its　uses　and
associations；　but　if　it　were　unsmutched　by　these；　and　whitened　to　its
primitive　significance；　I　should　say　he　was　one　of　the　most　perfect
gentlemen　I　ever　knew。









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