Waxad ku qortaa sii wadida faqraddan - Ted Dexter waxa uu ahaa kabtan aad u qiiro badan oo ka mid ahaa ciyaartoyda hiwaayadda, waana ciyaartoy aad u tayo badan oo aad u awood badan. Wuxuu ku dhashay Milan waxna ka bartay Radley College iyo Jesus College, Cambridge, wuxuu ahaa subaltern Malaya
waxaana la oran jiray "Lord Ted" maadaama uu ahaa qof isku filan. Wuxuu u ciyaaray golf iyo rugby iyo sidoo kale cricket jaamacadda Cambridge wuxuuna u dhaqaaqay "gin-and-tonic" Sussex County Cricket Club.