![]() ![]() ![]() He is free and busy, but also misses home and nature. As for college lectures and examinations, while others are flustered by them, he has a hard time caring much. Near his room is a statue of Isaac Newton. John's College, he lives above the noisy kitchens, and can hear the clocktower bells chiming the time. ![]() Luxuries, from new clothes to parties, overwhelm him and help compensate for his youth and cluelessness. He imagines the life he will have at university as he wanders the nearby shops, feeling as if he is dreaming his surroundings, and wondering at the novelty of everything-after all, he's from the country. He is nervous but hopeful, especially once he becomes acquainted with a few other students. He spots some famous landmarks of the university, as well as a student in a cap and gown. The speaker describes a grey morning on which he is approaching Cambridge University by carriage. ![]()
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