He was particularly averse to the company of ladies, and, except one day in the year, when he drank tea at Principal Campbell's and conversed with gaiety and ease with his daughter Mally, who was always his first toast, he was never in company with them.
Siya ay lalo averse sa kumpanya ng banyo, at, maliban sa isang araw sa taon, kapag siya drank tea at Principal Campbell's at conversed na may kagalakan at luwag sa kanyang anak na babae Mally, na noon ay laging ang kanyang unang tumagay, siya ay hindi kasama sa kumpanya sila.