I found him a very patient, very forbearing, and yet an exacting master: he expected me to do a great deal; and when I fulfilled his expectations, he, in his own way, fully testified his approbation.
St. John nagyon szigorú, de nagyon türelmes tanárnak bizonyult. Sokat kívánt tőlem, de ha a követelményeknek megfeleltem, a maga módján nem fukarkodott az elismeréssel.