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192 The Floral King.
he was made for, and thought of other things, than
what there is treated of and decided upon.”
Of his friend Archiater Bick he says that, “ when-
ever he went to Stockholm, he always stayed at his
house, aS if it had been his real brother;” and this
gentleman has drawn his portrait somewhat more
”
minutely. ‘‘ Amongst other traits,” he relates,
** Linné liked good company of an evening, when he
was in excellent spirits, jested and laughed heartily.
Easily moved to joy or sorrow, or anger, but just as
easily assuaged. His heart was excellent to the core,
his lips spoke the language of truth and virtue. He
was faithful and considerate to his friends, and did
not pay his enemies back in their own coin, yet he
did not easily forget, saying that he did not like to
be deceived a second time. The management of his
house he left to his wife and was quite contented to
see it in such able hands. A faithful and good hus-
band, no less a tender father, delighted in enter-
taining his friends well, but as regards his own
person careful of expenses; liberal for his science,
also when he met any wretched mother with a little
child. He renounced what was his due from any
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