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On Tue, 31 Mar 2026 19:27:19 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

> Aha bliss,. I think you would really enjoy Rudyard Kipling's 'Stalky &
> Co'
> - an account of his childhood in a British Public School.

I reread that several times, as well as Kim. In retrospect some of the 
behavior verged on what CS Lewis wrote about 'public' schools.