Even in mathematics his whimsical fancy was sometimes suffe… - Isa Bowman

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Even in mathematics his whimsical fancy was sometimes suffered to peep out, and little girls who learnt the rudiments of calculation at his knee found the path they had imagined so thorny set about with roses by reason of the delightful fun with which he would turn a task into a joy. But when the fun was over the little girl would find that she had learnt the lesson (all unknowingly) just the same. Happy little girls who had such a master.

Isa Bowman

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Isa Bowman (1874 – 1958) was an actress, a close friend of Lewis Carroll and author of a memoir about his life, The Story of Lewis Carroll.

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