Storey, George Adolphus, 1834-1919 · London : Chatto & Windus · leaf 105
TOM LANDSEER 79 that, although Tom Landseer was deaf, he was by no means dumb ; he talked so loud, in fact, that you could hear him all over a room or gallery, even when crowded with people. Sometimes he would think aloud, of course very loud. I remem- ber his standing in front of a pretty girl at… … know him would set him down for a sort of overgrown baby, a kind of comical lunatic ; those who did, were well aware that all this merri- ment came from the kindness of his heart, which seemed to spread to every one, so that he could not believe that any one could be offended or angry with Tom…
Storey, George Adolphus, 1834-1919
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