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arrival in stockholm — first impressions
4 S is natural, now that Sonya is dead, my first
meet-11. ing with her is vividly recalled to my mind, even
in its most minute details. She arrived from Finland
in the evening hy boat, and came as a guest to my
brother Leffler’s house. I went there the day after
her arrival. We were prepared to be friends, for we
had heard much of each other, and were eager to
become acquainted. Perhaps she had expected more
from the meeting than I, for she felt a great interest
in that which was my special aim and object. I, on the
other hand, rather fancied that a woman-mathematician
would prove too abstract for me.
She was standing in the window when I arrived,
turning over the leaves of a book. Before she could
turn, I had time to see a serious and marked profile,
rich chestnut hair arranged in a negligent plait, and
a spare figure with a certain graceful elegance in its
pose, but not well proportioned, for the bust and
upper part of the body were too small in comparison
with the large head. Her mouth was large, her hps
fresh and humid and most expressive. Her hands
were small, almost like a child’s; exquisitely modeled,
but rather spoiled by prominent blue veins. Her eyes
were the most remarkable feature of her face, and gave
to her countenance the look of lofty intellect which so
greatly impressed all who observed her. Their color
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