It
Clearly Would Not Be Well For The World That We Should Always Beat
Other Nations And Never Be Beaten.
I did not begrudge that chapel
our two flags.
But, nevertheless, the sight of them made me sick
in the stomach and uncomfortable. As an Englishman I do not want
to be ascendant over any one. But it makes me very ill when any
one tries to be ascendant over me. I wish we could send back with
our compliments all the trophies that we hold, carriage paid, and
get back in return those two flags, and any other flag or two of
our own that may be doing similar duty about the world. I take it
that the parcel sent away would be somewhat more bulky than that
which would reach us in return.
The discipline at West Point seemed, as I have said, to be very
severe; but it seemed also that that severity could not in all
cases be maintained. The hours of study also were long, being
nearly continuous throughout the day. "English lads of that age
could not do it," I said; thus confessing that English lads must
have in them less power of sustained work than those of America.
"They must do it here," said my informant, "or else leave us." And
then he took us off to one of the young gentlemen's quarters, in
order that we might see the nature of their rooms. We found the
young gentleman fast asleep on his bed, and felt uncommonly grieved
that we should have thus intruded on him.
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