“What is the Geelong Grammar School?” I inquired. “First, it’s pronounced Geee-long, not G’long, Marty. It’s one of the oldest boarding schools in Australia, founded more than one hundred fifty years ago. It has four campuses, including Timbertop—up in the mountains where all the year-nine students go for the entire year. If they want a hot shower at Timbertop, they cut their own firewood.

