In any case, he would write just such a letter as came naturally from him.

If she were horrified, well, there was an end of the matter.
Accordingly, he sat down on the morning after his visit to Ida, and, after a little difficulty in beginning, wrote a long letter.

It was mainly occupied with a description of his experiences in Litany Lane and Elm Court.

He made no apology for detailing such unpleasant matters, and explained that he would henceforth be kept in pretty close connection with this unknown world.

Even this, he asserted, was preferable to the world of Dr.Tootle's Academy.