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 annotate a portion of the Bible every day; and he published an attempt to apply the rules of evidence to the writings of the Evangelists, which proved more of a curiosity than a success. In one of his letters he describes himself as cultivating cheerfulness as a religious duty. What few specimens of his wit remain, however, lean toward the ponderous, and would tend to prove that the cultivation was carried on upon a somewhat barren soil. In his sitting-room he would write or study for hours, surrounded by his family and their friends, conversation, games, music, and the thousand distractions of a household that was distinctly a “going concern,” yet absolutely serene and undisturbed, so great were his powers of concentration. Perhaps his best-remembered remark was on the occasion of an especially bitter winter’s morning, as he was leaving his house for the Law School. His wife exclaimed, “What a storm! I wish you didn’t have to face it.” “Well, my dear,” replied Greenleaf, “as I can’t fecit per alium I must fecit per se.”

Thus under these two great masters, occasionally assisted by lesser lights, the school grew and prospered exceedingly, till the increase of students and library demanded an addition to Dane Hall. Accordingly the long transverse portion of the fabric was built, and opened in 1845 with brilliant ceremonies. Judge Story, in presiding at this occasion, was unwittingly perform-