But all these points you will make yourself familiar with very shortly.

As a house-master, you will of course be responsible for everything that takes place in the house--the morals, work and play of the boys are under your supervision.

You have four Sixth-form boys in the house, who are prefects under you, and in certain matters exercise an authority of their own without appeal to you.

But you quite understand that you must watch that this is not abused.

The house dame, Mrs Farthing, superintends everything connected with the boy's wardrobes, but is under your direction in other matters.