The seven or eight cadets who are examined are practically unanimous in their views.
They found they were “seedy” after the strain of grinding for the competitive examination, and felt very tired every day while it was going on.
They were not tired or seedy on board the Britannia.
They preferred a hammock to a bed.
They did not like the idea of a college on shore.
They found the food very good, and liked the ship much better than their former schools.
One of them was asked,
“How would you like to be put into a house on the top of that hill?”
“Not at all.”
“You think you would feel like a schoolboy?”