In his early days he had devoted himself with fond enthusiasm to the agreeable study of biology, and a brief monograph on the Embryology of the Microscopic Holothuria had formed his first contribution to the belles lettres.

早年，他以狂热的热情投身于令人愉快的生物学研究，一部关于显微海参胚胎学的简短专着构成了他对文学作品的第一篇贡献。