From memory's shrine; the reminiscences of Carmen Sylva ( Elisabeth of Roumania) . the first claimon our gratitude. There was something exhilarating in the goodhumour that pervaded the whole person of ClementPerthes, a youthful, almost boyish love of mischiefand fun, that was not belied by the expression of hiseyes, narrow and obliquely set in the head, givinghim somewhat of a Japanese cast of fantastic appearance was increased by thestrange fold or wrinkle beneath the eyes, deepeningas he laughed and joked, while another line abovethe eyebrows seemed to impart a softe
From memory's shrine; the reminiscences of Carmen Sylva ( Elisabeth of Roumania) . the first claimon our gratitude. There was something exhilarating in the goodhumour that pervaded the whole person of ClementPerthes, a youthful, almost boyish love of mischiefand fun, that was not belied by the expression of hiseyes, narrow and obliquely set in the head, givinghim somewhat of a Japanese cast of fantastic appearance was increased by thestrange fold or wrinkle beneath the eyes, deepeningas he laughed and joked, while another line abovethe eyebrows seemed to impart a softer, almostfeminine touch to the face, that was, however, neu-tralised by the determined expression of the thinlips. Everything seemed to furnish him with mat-ter for a jest, and he used to call me the hundred-and-first, insisting upon it that out of a hundredother little girls of my age, not one could be foundwho was the least like myself. His children were our dearest playfellows. Therewere four sons and only one daughter, all of themgood and amiable like their mother and himself, 140. , Queen Elisabeth of Roumania PERTHES but all of them dying young, to the unspeakable griefof the poor parents. It was hard indeed for them,to see their darlings go from them to the grave soyoung, but for these, for the children themselves,must they not afterwards often have blessed heavenin their hearts, that they should have been sparedthe misery inevitable to a longer sojourn on earth!The sons came often to us, and shared my brothersgames, but he could not join them at their studies,as they were so much older than himself and natu-rally much more advanced. A little companion wasfound, the son of Professor Dorner, to learn Latinwith him, but he also was older and had the start,my brother being only just seven, rather young per-haps for such serious studies. It is true that Ottowas able to begin Greek when he was seven, but thenhe was altogether exceptional, having a love ofstudy, in addition
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