I hear you talk about wines as if you knew them and cared more for them than a boy should; and several times I've heard jokes that meant mischief.

For heaven's sake, don't begin to play with this dangerous taste "for fun", as you say, or because it's the fashion, and the other fellows do.

Stop at once, and learn that temperance in all things is the only safe rule.' 'Upon my honour, I only take wine and iron.

I need a tonic, mother says, to repair the waste of brain-tissue while I'm studying,' protested Stuffy, putting down the mug as if it burnt his fingers.
'Good beef and oatmeal will repair your tissues much better than any tonic of that sort.

Work and plain fare are what you want; and I wish I had you here for a few months out of harm's way.