I believe, myself, that if they take a proper view of the situation, we may weather the storm.

But the new order of things hits them harder than anyone else, for it excludes them from football, cricket, and the sports; and I fear it is too much to expect that they will even try to make the best of it! I begin to feel that a master, after all, if he is to do any good, must be a sort of head boy himself, and I would be thankful if my seniors let me into their confidence, and we were not always dealing with one another at arm's length.

All this, I fear, is uninteresting to you; but it means a good deal to me.

The flighty Arthur does not appear to be much cast down by our troubles.

I wish I could help him to a little of the ballast he so greatly needs.