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usedtoseeagooddealofinmyundergraduatedays。WhenImethimfirsthewasayoungfellowoftwenty—six，strongmentallyandphysically，andofasternandstubbornnaturethatthosewholikedhimcalledmasterful，andthatthosewhodislikedhim——amorenumerousbody——termedtyrannical。WhenIsawhimthreeyearslater，hewasanoldmanoftwenty—nine，gentleandyieldingbeyondtheborder—lineofweakness，mistrustfulofhimselfandconsiderateofotherstoadegreethatwasoftenunwise。Formerly，hisangerhadbeenathingveryeasilyandfrequentlyaroused。SincethechangeofwhichIspeak，Ihaveneverknowntheshadeofangertocrosshisfacebutonce。Inthecourseofawalk，oneday，wecameuponayoungroughterrifyingasmallchildbypretendingtosetadogather。Heseizedtheboywithagripthatalmostchokedhim，andadministeredtohimapunishmentthatseemedtomealtogetheroutofproportiontothecrime，brutalthoughitwas。
\"Iremonstratedwithhimwhenherejoinedme。
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