[7] A fashionable "tuck"-shop.
[8] H.R.H. Prince Thomas of Savoy, Duke of Genoa, was elected King by the Cortes of Spain, October 3, 1869, while he was a boy at Harrow. The crown was finally declined January 1, 1870. The Prince was nick-named "King Tom."
[9] To "turf," i.e. to kick.
[10] Calling over.
[11] John Lyon founded Harrow School, 1571.
[12] Boys who have not been more than two years in the school are eligible as "Torpids;" out of each house a Torpid football Eleven is chosen.