Heusedtosaythatitgrievedhimtofindthatforthefriendsofhislaterlifehehadnotthewarmaffectionofhisyouth。CertainlyinhisearlylettersfromCambridgehegivesproofsofverystrongfriendshipforHerbertandFox;butnooneexcepthimselfwouldhavesaidthathisaffectionforhisfriendswasnot，throughoutlife，ofthewarmestpossiblekind。Inservingafriendhewouldnotsparehimself，andprecioustimeandstrengthwerewillinglygiven。Heundoubtedlyhad，toanunusualdegree，thepowerofattachinghisfriendstohim。Hehadmanywarmfriendships，buttoSirJosephHookerhewasboundbytiesofaffectionstrongerthanweoftenseeamongmen。Hewroteinhis’Recollections，’\"I
haveknownhardlyanymanmorelovablethanHooker。\"
Hisrelationshiptothevillagepeoplewasapleasantone;hetreatedthem，oneandall，withcourtesy，whenhecameincontactwiththem，andtookaninterestinallrelatingtotheirwelfare。SometimeafterhecametoliveatDownhehelpedtofoundaFriendlyClub，andservedastreasurerforthirtyyears。Hetookmuchtroubleabouttheclub，keepingitsaccountswithminuteandscrupulousexactness，andtakingpleasureinitsprosperouscondition。EveryWhit—Mondaytheclubusedtomarchroundwithbandandbanner，andparadedonthelawninfrontofthehouse。Therehemetthem，andexplainedtothemtheirfinancialpositioninalittlespeechseasonedwithafewwellwornjokes。Hewasoftenunwellenoughtomakeeventhislittleceremonyanexertion，butIthinkheneverfailedtomeetthem。
HewasalsotreasureroftheCoalClub，whichgavehimsomework，andheactedforsomeyearsasaCountyMagistrate。
Withregardtomyfather’sinterestintheaffairsofthevillage，Mr。