"Gregory was notoriously argumentative and after a quarrel with a fellow academic, Professor Hamilton, he smote him to the ground with his stick. Summoned to co

"Gregory was notoriously argumentative and after a quarrel with a fellow academic, Professor Hamilton, he smote him to the ground with his stick. Summoned to court he was found guilty of assault and fined £100 (a considerable amount in those days). He had the last word, however. On paying his fine, he said that ‘He would willingly pay double to be allowed to repeat the assault’."