He asked them why they wished to kill
him, and they told him that they had been hired by an enemy
of his. "Well," said the old man, "what are you to be paid?"
They told him the sum. He said: "I will give you twice as
much to kill him." Accordingly they accepted the offer and
went away, leaving the old fellow alive, kept their bargain
with him and killed his enemy.
Sophocles had a great love of little children and a curious
love of chickens which he treated as pets and liked to tame
and to play with, squatting down on the ground among them
as if he were a rooster himself. It is said that during his
last sickness the doctor directed that he should have chicken
broth. He indignantly rejected it, and declared he would
not eat a creature that he loved.
In what I have said about Professor Channing I am describing
him and his method in instruction faithfully as it seemed
to me at the time. It is quite possible I may be wrong. I
am sure that the better scholars and the youths who were much
better in every way than I was at that time of my life who
were his pupils will dissent from my opinion and be shocked
at what I say.
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