CHAPTER THIRTY THREE.
VERY MUCH ABROAD.
_Being the impressions of foreign travel, communicated chiefly to a particular friend by Thomas Hooker, minor, of Rugby, during the course of a Continental tour in France and Switzerland in the company of his brother, James Hooker, major, also of Rugby_.
London, _July_ 31.
Dear Gus,--Here's a spree! The pater's got an idea into his head that young fellows ought to see something of foreign parts, and store their minds with the beauties of Nature in her grandest--I forget what-- anyhow, we backed him up; and Jim and I are to start abroad on our own hooks on Friday.

How's that for luck?
The pater has settled what hotels we go to in Paris and Switzerland, and he's sketched out a route for us every day we're away.

The grind is, he's awfully particular we should write home every day and keep accounts.

Jim will have to do that, and I'll keep you up.

It really is a very good thing for fellows to travel and expand their minds, you know.