It seems like I've heard tales of other 19th century families in which the children addressed their father by titled surname, but none of these are coming to mind now.
Maybe his discovery with helium was that, if he inhaled it, his voice became unbearably cute.
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Date: 2005-10-17 04:27 pm (UTC)Maybe his discovery with helium was that, if he inhaled it, his voice became unbearably cute.