but he was a very, very keen gambler, and on several occasions escaped the school to go to the horse racing carnival in melbourne. he did it several times before he was caught. one got the impression that he simply didn t want to be there. when i went to university in england, i felt myself very undereducated or certainly behind. i did long there to help rupert to prove worthy of his father. at oxford, rupert is quite gregarious. he drives a flash car. he gambles and he s kind of flirting with labour socialism, maybe even marxism. the news from oxford that rupert was a member of the