They smoked cigars, which it was well for their juvenile stomachs were "warranted extra mild"; and they drank wine which neither made glad their hearts nor improved their digestions; and they spiced their conversation with big words which they did not know the meaning of themselves, and would certainly have never found explained in the dictionary.
Percy, after a few days, got sick of it.

He had never "gone it" in this style before; and finding out what it meant, he didn't see much fun in it.

Late hours and unwholesome food and never-ending "sport" did not agree with him.

He had looked forward to seeing a lot of the boat practice on the river, and hearing a lot about University sport and life.

But in this he was disappointed.