his mother, sent him to "Hammenotia School" in Oxford University,
which he attended for four and a half years, received his diploma, and
was transferred to Cambridge College. Here he attended for four years.
At the former school he learned the alphabet, went up to the seventh
grade, learned some medicine about herbs, etc. "I learned some
medicine, not all of it. I didn't practice it much; just practiced it
enough to do the country good. At that time we didn't have any
doctors." At Cambridge he learned "The Reigning of the Thornes", or
the laws of the country. Upon request he described in minutest detail
the city of Cambridge. When asked whether he remembered a large oak
tree which grew on the banks of the river flowing through the city, he
replied: "I should say I do; many a time I sat on the banks of this
river during my student days." Earlier in his student days at
Cambridge he learned German, French, and English. It should be
remarked here that the patient actually did know a few common phrases
in several languages which he picked up during his sailor days. But he
always insisted that he knew thoroughly twenty-two languages, and when
asked to enumerate these he found himself in deep water and was
obliged to invent the languages for the occasion. Nevertheless he
stuck to this story, and was always ready to launch upon the task of
enumerating his twenty-two languages.

After his four years' sojourn at Cambridge, Mother Victoria sent him
to "Saint Palestine", Jerusalem, where he remained for fourteen
months, learning the constitution of the country, by-laws, etc. Mother
Victoria and Father Edward (Queen and King of England) brought him up
so that he could properly reign over Abyssinia. He states that he saw
Queen Victoria frequently, and was at her funeral in August, 1910,
shortly after the death of Pope Leo. Lord King Edward died about three
months later. The Queen died about the age of seventy-six, as did King
Edward at the same age, from grief and senility. Here he adds that his
maternal grandmother was sister to Queen Victoria. While at the
English Court he held the position of "Prince of Escorts." He left
Jerusalem to go to school at Sydney, Australia, for one year. He then
went to sea on Lord Edward's naval reserve boat, which he had
permission to use. Remained at sea for three years and four months,
visiting China, France, Japan, Germany, Austr