"Like so many humorists, he didn't look the part. He was a smallish, dark, morose man, who would light up at intervals, like an erratic neon-sign, with a violent sparkle of high spirits, which often produced some rather fey behaviour.The mere sight of a straw hat, for example, could always lure out the hobgoblin in him. "Aha! Breakfast!" he cried, on one occasion, observing his friend Norman ("Tibby") Cotter wearing one of those fashionable creations of the early 1930s. Wrenching Mr Cotter's boater from his head, Lower took a large, semi-circular bite from the brim, returned the head-gear and departed, masticating with enjoyment, leaving Mr Cotter dancing a pas seul of rage."