“It was a beautiful sight to see a whole room full of modern young men and women sitting in that absolute silence which can not be faked, very puzzled, but spell-bound.”
This is, or would be, the epitome of the effect I'd love to have on young adults.
Was Lewis over the top or over the moon? Well, if he "got" Williams and if it were like our day in any way--inanity laced with profundity even in a major school--maybe not. But what would be the harm unless it was pretentious? A bit of hyperbolic praise can send a relational as well as content-related message.
