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岁时候他娶了一个英国姑娘，登山家杰罗姆·登女儿，两位多赛特牧师孙女，他俩分别精通极冷土壤学和风奏琴。