" What he did understand, however, was the notion that any one of his old boys never ceased to be his, no matter what happened.… no matter what happened … and therefore, though he was old enough to find such a duty arduous, he attended every session of the four-day trial of Charles Menvers. "

― James Hilton , To You Mr. Chips: More Stories of Mr. Chips and the True Story Behind the World's Most Beloved Schoolmaster