Your aunt says that your English schools differ altogether from ours.

With us our sons are generally brought up at home, and are instructed by the chaplain, in Huguenot families; or by the priest in Catholic families; or else they go to religious seminaries, where they are taught what is necessary of books and Latin, being under strict supervision, and learning all other matters such as the use of arms after leaving school, or when at home with their families." Philip gave an account of his school life, and its rough games and sports.
"But is it possible, Philip," the countess said in tones of horror, "that you used to wrestle and to fight?
Fight with your arms and fists against rough boys, the sons of all sorts of common people ?" "Certainly I did, aunt, and it did me a great deal of good, and no harm so far as I know.

All these rough sports strengthen the frame and give quickness and vigour, just the same as exercises with the sword do.

I should never have been so tall and strong as I am now if, instead of going to an English school, I had been either, as you say, educated at home by a chaplain, or sent to be taught and looked after by priests.

My mother did not like it at first, but she came to see that it was good for me.