Yet another execution, it is really getting fearful. I who wished to rule my house kindly have been forced into having more executions in one term than I ever contemplated. Tonight makes the tenth this term and I am only … Continue reading
I have been cursing and swearing tonight owing to having to have 3 executions, Hobson, Mason and Radford, who were out of their places when Hobson F. came in to take Prep. I tried to get them off by thinking … Continue reading
Benvenisti and Wood said they would be very pleased to come to my little tea-party. Hobson says he is afraid he can’t for which I am sorry. He is going to play in a match with or against Stallards School. … Continue reading
Exeat ended consequently we had a roll-call ‘up– School’ after Abbey. Forbes this morning got on two very pet subjects of his Milton and Hobbes. I am bare- faced enough not to care overmuch for Milton, at least, he does … Continue reading
Today feeling somewhat indigestible, so to say, I stayed out of school and neglected my duties for a day. Mrs Thresher this morning poured out her grievances to me ending with up with the meritable ‘they didn’t ought to do … Continue reading
After careful consideration of the Dearmer question Father, Hobson and myself determined to leave the matter for a week or so. Yesterday, the week having expired, I determined to tell Hodgson as Head of Hall the bald fact that henceforth … Continue reading
. Hobson tells me Whitmore was asked if it [presumably the tanning he received from the author] was a good one and answered in the affirmative. He is still somewhat quiet and his jauntiness to me has a defiant if … Continue reading
I really believe we have succeeded in squashing Whitmore, he seems subdued today, though he poses as a martyr and I gather rather that Hall disapproved of his execution. I expect that I am unpopular for the moment but it … Continue reading
‘Dr Markham has left us to my no small grief’ writes – from Westminster in 1764 ‘our new master Dr Hinchliffe is I believe very good natured, he did not flog anyone the first week, but he has gone on … Continue reading
It is no good. I tried hard to be ‘a very great seigneur indeed’ tonight but like Rowland Edwards and his philosophy ‘my cheerfulness kept breaking in!’ In other words I had up Sedgwick for being out of bed. He … Continue reading