Roland Whately: A Novel

Roland Whately: A Novel

BY ALEC WAUGH AUTHOR OF THE LOOM OF YOUTH New York THE MACMILLAN COMPANY 1922 All Rights Reserved {iv} PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Copyright, 1922, By THE MACMILLAN COMPANY. Set up and printed. Published September, 1922. Press of J. J. Little & Ives Company New York, U. S. A. {v} To My Friend CLIFFORD BAX IT began, I suppose, on a certain September afternoon, when Roland Whately traveled back to school by the three-thirty train from Waterloo. There were two afternoon trains to Fernhurst: one left London at three-thirty and arrived at a quarter to six; the other left at four-eighteen, stopped at every station between Basingstoke and Salisbury, waited twenty-five minutes at Templecombe for a connection, and finally reached Fernhurst at eight-twenty-three. It is needless to state that by far the greater part of the school traveled down by the four-eighteenwho for the sake of a fast train and a comfortable journey would surrender forty-eight minutes of his holidays?and usually, of course, Roland accompanied the many. This term, however, the advantages of the fast train were considerable. He was particularly anxious to have the corner bed in his dormitory. There was a bracket above it where he could place a candle, by the light of which he would be able to learn his rep. after lights out. If he were not there first someone else would be sure to collar it. And then there was the new study at the end of the passage; he wanted{4} to get fresh curtains and probably a gas mantle: when once the school was back it was impossible, for at least a week, to persuade Charlie, the school custos, to attend to an odd job like that. And so he traveled back by a train that contained, of the three hundred boys who were on the Fernhurst roll, only a dozen fags and three timid Sixth-Formers who had distrusted the animal spirits of certain powerful and irreverent Fifth-Formers. On the first day, as on the last, privilege counts for little, and it is unpleasant to pass four hours under the seat of a dusty railway carriage. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 52020
Author: Waugh, Alec
Release Date: May 7, 2016
Format: eBook
Language: English