vain,
and that what you have lost the world has gained.

From a friend and colleague on the _Daily Chronicle_:

My wife idolised Paul for his lovableness and nobility. The
vision we had of him in his splendid youth has been made
unforgettable by his glorious sacrifice.

From a Welsh editor:

The memory of Paul's rare and great qualities and the definite
promise he gave of a very brilliant career will ever remain
fragrantly in your hearts and in those of your friends who had
the happiness to know him.

From an Irish editor:

I was impressed no less by his unaffected modesty than by his
evident ability and high character. Many as have been the
brilliant young lives lost in this war, there can have been but
few which carried such high promise as his.

From a Scottish journalist:

The Greeks summed up human virtue in a phrase which can hardly be
bettered--[Greek: kalos kai agathos]. In the promise of his life,
and even more in the grandeur of his death, your son was [Greek:
kalos kai agathos].

From a Dulwich schoolboy:

I can say nothing beyond this, that I feel certain Dulwich will
not forget.

From his uncle, Mr. Brinley R. Jones, Llanelly:

What pride to have reared such a son and to know that he felt
that the greatest thing in life was to lay all on the altar of
his country! And to think of the gallant band whom he has
joined--W. G. C. Gladstone, Rupert Brooke, Raymond Asquith,
Donald Hankey, and many more.

"And ofttime cometh our wise Lord God,
Master of every trade,
And tells them tales of His daily toil,
Of Edens newly made;
And they rise to their feet as He passes by,
Gentlemen unafraid."

The tears came to my eyes, tears of joy and pride, when I read
the extract from Paul's wonderful letter to Hal. We had looked
forward to Paul serving England in his life--great service for
which his transcendent gifts seemed to mark him out. It has been
ordained, however, that his service is by way of Calvary. We can
only wonder what it all means.

A colleague of mine in the Press Gallery wrote:

He was a fine fellow and you had good reason to be proud of him.
I was greatly struck by his last letter. It breathes a splendid
spirit and reminds me of a passage in my favourite essay in
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