...nd the wittiest, and that whatever I did was the best. The simplest little jeu d'esprit of mine seemed to him wonderfully witty. Once, when he said, I wish for your sake, dear, I were as rich as Croesus , I answered, You are Croesus, for you are king of Lydia. How often he used to quote that! His mind was unclouded to the last. He had a passion for philology, and only eight hours before he ...