At thirty he married an English girl, daughter of Jerome Dunn, the alpinist, and granddaughter of two Dorset parsons, experts in obscure subjects — paleopedology and Aeolian harps, respectively.

30岁的时候他娶英国姑娘，登山家杰罗姆·登的女，两位多赛特牧师的孙女，他俩分极冷僻的古土壤学和风奏琴。