so human and so natural that we
should miss them in their actual presence in our midst; and
their absence leaves such a hideous gap in our lives which
nothing can ever fill. But maybe as the days go by we shall
understand more clearly the real value of their sacrifice and
their life and death.

"Salute the sacred dead,
Who went and who return not--
Say not so!
We rather seem the dead
That stayed behind."

Your son was a truly good, simple-hearted, modest, gallant man:
he has contributed his part to the making of the new world which
we all pray will follow after the war--the new rule of
righteousness and peace. He shall not be without his reward; and
you, too, who have taught him from childhood and filled his mind
with your own ideals, may remember him with pride as having
fulfilled the highest aspirations which you had formed for him.

Mr. E. H. Gropius, who was captain of the school in 1914, when my son
was at the head of the Modern Side, writes:

Paul was a friend of mine long before he reached the brilliant
position he held when he left Dulwich. During his last two terms
I got to know him still better and to admire him more, not only
for his intellectual and athletic brilliance, but for his solid
qualities, his strength of character and sound judgment. He was
one of the best footer captains we have had, and he never once
put his own personal feelings before the good of the school. As
for in-school footer, he absolutely reformed it. Not that footer
is the most important thing in a man's life. But if a man can
play as he did, he must be a sportsman; and Paul died as he
lived, a great sportsman. He could quite easily have kept in the
A.S.C., but he preferred to do more. It is men like he was that
we need most, but even if he is not with us his memory is. His
influence at school was enormous; to all who knew him that
influence will remain a powerful factor in their lives. Though
we had hoped to be up in Oxford together, it could not be. Had he
gone up his genius would certainly have made its mark.

When I think of my last year and the great times we had at
Dulwich, it seems impossible that I shan't see Paul again. He was
absolutely one of the best, the very best. But I am sure he would
not wish us to be