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He had an acute sense of humour , and was the finest company in the world -- when he could forget Miss Fanshawe . * * * * * To `` sit in sunshine calm and sweet '' is said to be excellent for weak people ; it gives them vital force . When little Georgette Beck was recovering from her illness , I used to take her in my arms and walk with her in the garden by the hour together , beneath a certain wall hung with grapes , which the Southern sun was ripening : that sun cherished her little pale frame quite as effectually as it mellowed and swelled the clustering fruit . There are human tempers , bland , glowing , and genial , within whose influence it is as good for the poor in spirit to live , as it is for the feeble in frame to bask in the glow of noon . Of the number of these choice natures were certainly both Dr. Bretton 's and his mother 's . They liked to communicate happiness , as some like to occasion misery : they did it instinctively ; without fuss , and apparently with little consciousness ; the means to give pleasure rose spontaneously in their minds . Every day while I stayed with them , some little plan was proposed which resulted in beneficial enjoyment .