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The persistency of this buoyant hopefulness often wore out the most obstinate opposition ; in fact, it was irresistible. Nor was it the hopefulness which we condemn as visionary, but a resourceful hopefulness, based on confidence in himself, and, most valuable quality of all, capable of inspiring confidence in others. Nor must I neglect to bear testimony to his inherent WILLIAM PEPPER 229 kindliness of heart. Busy and prosperous, and so much absorbed in large projects and with the care of lives... very important in a community, a great physician is apt to slight the calls of the poor and needy, whose lives are of importance only to themselves. Necessarily his con- tact with such is in the hospital wards. The family physician has not a monopoly of the charity work. The consultant has often to take a share, and with his large and varied associations, Pepper had an unusual number of calls upon his time and sympathy, as well as upon his purse, and to all he responded with a gracious liberality.
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