▁off ▁to ▁pr estig ious ▁W ry k yn ▁school , ▁where ▁all ▁his ▁brothers ▁had ▁attended ▁and ▁one , ▁Bob , ▁is ▁still ▁an ▁important ▁figure , ▁and ▁a ▁fi xture ▁in ▁the ▁school ▁cr icket ▁team . ▁Mike ▁goes ▁through ▁many ▁advent ures , ▁inter sp ers ed ▁with ▁cr icket , ▁during ▁his ▁first ▁year ▁at ▁the ▁school . ▁ ▁In ▁" The ▁Lost ▁Lamb s " ▁( l ater ▁known ▁as ▁Mike ▁and ▁P sm ith ▁or ▁Enter ▁P sm ith ), ▁Mike ▁is ▁with dra wn ▁from ▁W ry k yn ▁by ▁his ▁father ▁after ▁a ▁poor ▁academic ▁performance , ▁and ▁must ▁attend ▁the ▁less ▁successful ▁Sed le igh , ▁much ▁to ▁his ▁dis g ust . ▁It ▁is ▁there , ▁however , ▁that ▁he ▁meets ▁the ▁char ism atic ▁Ru pert ▁P sm ith , ▁and ▁the ▁two ▁become ▁fast ▁friends . ▁ ▁In ▁" The ▁New ▁F old " ▁( l ater ▁published ▁as ▁P sm ith ▁in ▁the ▁City ), ▁family ▁financial ▁troubles ▁mean ▁Mike ▁cannot ▁go ▁to ▁Cambridge ▁as ▁he ▁had ▁hoped , ▁and ▁must ▁instead ▁get ▁a ▁job ▁at ▁the ▁( f ict it ious ) ▁New ▁A si atic ▁Bank . ▁Once ▁there , ▁however , ▁he ▁finds ▁his ▁friend ▁P sm ith ▁also ▁en rolled ▁in ▁the ▁company , ▁making ▁his ▁time ▁there ▁much ▁more ▁ple as urable . ▁ ▁In ▁P sm ith , ▁Journal ist , ▁Mike , ▁now ▁enjo ying ▁success ▁as ▁a ▁Cambridge ▁cr ick eter ,