It was one of the many oddities about her father that she'd accepted over the years.
Despite her oddities, she drew him with her large eyes and quick wit.
He himself published the fruit of his studies and travels in a voluminous collection of notebooks, in which he showed a lively eye for the oddities of his fellow kings.
Among other oddities was the result of the 3,000m steeplechase; a mistake by the lap counter meant that runners ran an extra lap.
Which is probably a hidden plea for greater toleration of each other's oddities.
