(Although this surname had been chosen for the character before Maurice Hill (geophysicist) was even born, it certainly could not be retained once the latter had become a Fellow of King's College, Cambridge, Forster's own College.
(Ačkoliv bylo toto příjmení pro postavu Maurice vybráno předtím, než se geofyzik Maurice Hill vůbec narodil, nemohlo být v knize dále ponecháno jakmile se Maurice Hill stal se posluchačem v King's College v Cambridgi, kde Forster sám studoval.)