N o .125
T he T rusty S ervant
Letters to Twyford School then and now – spot the difference 119 years makes!
1898:
Dear Sir,
experiences of a new
e sort of account of what the
I promised to give you som
best of my ability.
the
l now fulfil it to
wil
I
.
like
are
er
est
nch
Wi
man going to
out of water, you
you feel very much like a fish
to teach
Of course, the first fortnight
son
é’ who is a per appointed
‘tég
r
you
by
ept
exc
to,
ken
also have
are seldom spo
rn in your first fortnight; you
lea
to
e
hav
you
ich
wh
s,
a chalk-pit,
you the notion
ere new men have to run up
wh
’,
ills
‘H
up
go
and
m’
have to run
to learn ‘Domu
it near the top; after this you
nds
rou
sur
t
tha
nch
tre
the
one who wins
then around
chalk on Domum Cross; the
of
ce
pie
a
put
and
nth
yri
tnight you are
round the lab
t one. At the end of the for
nex
the
m
fro
t
mp
exe
is
e
r own special
one of the