His dialectical leanings had always been essentially meteorological- specifically he believed in the inevitable influence of Clement and inclement weathers. He believed in the influence of early frosts and lingering summers, of ominous clouds and delicate rains, of fog and sunshine and snowfall. And he believed most especially in the reshaping of destinies by the slightest change in the thermometer. By way of example one need only look down from this window.
