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Updated: May 14, 2025
"When we parted that morning it was in the drawing-room over there in my cottage. We parted, you to your work of getting on, Henry, I to think of you getting on without me at your side. There was a letter lying on the table, a letter from India. Jane Repton had written it and she asked me to go out to her for the cold weather. I went.
My aunt's husband has really behaved very badly about the appointment of my eldest brother; and as to the cadetship for the second we had such a brief dry letter from our Indian friend so many first on the list, and the necessity for waiting, that I do not know how it will end." "I wish, my dear, you could prevail on your mother, and sister, and all, to come to Repton," said Mr. Adams.
At fourteen years of age my brother was sent to Repton, to the house of an uncle by marriage an arrangement which has persuaded me never to send boys to their relatives for training. My brother's pranks were undoubtedly many, but they were all boyish and legitimate ones.
"Send the crew aft, Joe. I will tell them how matters stand. "We have had a narrow escape of catching a tartar, my lads," he said, when the men went aft. "You all know Mr. Repton swam off, an hour ago, to try and find out what the ship was like.
"He is an uncommonly sharp young fellow, that Repton. I offered him a midshipman's berth here, when I first came out, but he refused it. By what you say, he must be a good officer lost to the service." "He would have made a good officer, sir; he has his wits about him so thoroughly. It was his doing, our keeping the Spanish flag flying when you came upon us.
He went to Repton with a tremendous reputation; did nothing; went to St. James's, Piccadilly, as a man who would set the Thames on fire, failed, and went to Westminster with a heightened reputation; left it for the Life and Liberty Movement, which has done nothing, and then on to Manchester as the future Archbishop of Canterbury. What has he done? What has he ever done?
You haven't nearly such straight and regular features as Olive Repton; you're not as pretty, even, as Fanny Crawford. Of course Fan's a dear old thing one of the very best girls in the school; and she is your cousin, isn't she, Betty?" "Yes." "Betty, it is delightful to walk with you!
The girls who formed the Specialities, as they were called, had met for a cheerful conference. Mary and Julia Bertram were in the highest spirits; and Margaret Grant, with her beautiful complexion and stately ways, had never been more agreeable. Olive Repton, the pet and darling of nearly the whole of the upper school, was making the others scream with laughter.
"Don't ask me," said Betty, and her voice was a little choked. "Betty," said Sylvia, "you seem to get paler and paler. I am sure you miss Aberdeenshire." "Miss it!" said Betty; "miss it! Need you ask?" This was the one peep that her sisters were permitted to get into Betty Vivian's heart before the meeting of the Specialities that evening. Olive Repton was quite excited preparing for her guests.
"Well, she's Stella's great friend very likely her only real friend in India. Stella's so reserved. I simply adore her, but she quite prettily and politely keeps me always at arm's length. If she has ever opened out to anybody it's to Jane Repton. You see Charlie Repton was Collector at Agra before he came into the Bombay Presidency, and so they went up to Mussoorie for the hot weather.
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