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I have told over sixty Einstein anecdotes in my various Circle books, but only those in which I was personally involved can properly be considered as reminiscences. Here are three that, when I told them in my Circle Books, I felt too forward to mention my small role in them. But since they all evoke pleasant personal memories I will here retell them in more complete form. The first two illustrate Dr. Einstein's sense of humor.
One day I accompanied Dr. Einstein to a lecture by a visiting physicist. The lecture was extremely dull, and the speaker droned on and on and on. Finally, Dr. Einstein cupped his hand about one side of his mouth, leaned close to my ear, and whispered, “I now have a new definition of infinity.”
Mystery
Dr. Einstein and his wife were invited to a banquet, in honor of the great scientist, given at the Waldorf Hotel in New York City. Mrs. Einstein was thrilled and purchased a beautiful new gown for the occasion. But she unfortunately developed a very bad cold, and found she could not attend. It was then that I was asked to substitute for her, to see that Dr. Einstein got safely to New York and home again. It was a formal affair, with the men in white ties and the ladies in elegant décolleté evening gowns.
When, after the affair, we arrived back in Princeton, we found Mrs. Einstein waiting up for us, eager to learn what had taken place.
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