The Politeness of Princes, and Other School Stories

In the bustling world of Wrykyn’s boarding house, G. Montgomery Chapple has made a name for himself by arriving at breakfast long after the rest of the house have already started. His habit of slipping into the kitchen with a half‑cooked plan and a polite smile earns him the bemused disdain of the stern housemaster, Mr. Seymour, who decides that a hundred lines of Vergil will be the price of punctuality. The scene is set for a classic school‑yard showdown, where discipline meets a young man’s stubborn ingenuity.

Chapple turns to his roommate Brodie for a practical solution, receiving a surprisingly simple piece of advice: cut back on the blankets and let the cold be his alarm clock. The experiment proves both clever and comically disastrous, waking him at the wrong hour and testing his resolve. Listeners are invited to follow Chapple’s attempts to break his own habit, savoring the witty dialogue and the timeless charm of a British public‑school tale.