Part 4, Chapter 20 Summary

One summer day, Colin and Michael Reagan decide to head out for an adventure. They end up getting lost and return to Saxton very late. In the time that they are together, Colin discovers Michael's aspirations for the future. He doesn't want to attend university; he wants to be a professional musician. Michael wants to be a dance hall musician and conductor. He even speaks of playing his violin on the radio and in films. Colin listens politely keeping his skepticism to himself.

The time has come for Colin to take college entrance examinations. At this point, he has two choices. He could stay one more year at King Edward's Grammar or he could skip a grade and move on to the university. He tests well and chooses to go to a university that is too far from his home for...