▁nearly ▁ten ▁more ▁years ▁I ▁was ▁to ▁cl ing ▁to ▁him , ▁ad oring ▁him ▁as ▁I ▁had ▁ad ored ▁N anny , ▁so ▁that ▁he ▁too ▁became ▁almost ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁me   ..." ▁ ▁When ▁Mil ne ▁eventually ▁wrote ▁his ▁mem oir s , ▁he ▁dedicated ▁them ▁to ▁O live ▁Bro ck well , ▁" A lice ▁to ▁millions , ▁but ▁N ou ▁to ▁me ". ▁ ▁School ing ▁At ▁age ▁ 6 , ▁Mil ne ▁and ▁Anne ▁Dar ling ton ▁attended ▁Miss ▁Wal ters ' ▁school . ▁On ▁ 1 5 ▁January ▁ 1 9 2 9 , ▁Mil ne ▁started ▁at ▁Gib bs , ▁a ▁boys ' ▁day ▁school ▁in ▁Slo ane ▁Square , ▁London . ▁In ▁May ▁ 1 9 3 0 , ▁he ▁started ▁board ing ▁school ▁at ▁Box gro ve ▁School ▁near ▁Gu ild ford . ▁Of ▁his ▁time ▁at ▁board ing ▁school , ▁Mil ne ▁said , ▁" For ▁it ▁was ▁now ▁that ▁began ▁that ▁love - h ate ▁relationship ▁with ▁my ▁fict ional ▁names ake ▁that ▁has ▁continued ▁to ▁this ▁day ." H is ▁father ' s ▁books ▁were ▁popular ly ▁known ▁by ▁his ▁school m ates , ▁which ▁made ▁Mil ne ▁a ▁target ▁of ▁bul lying ▁by ▁the ▁other ▁children . ▁Mil ne ▁later ▁described ▁the ▁poem ▁" V es pers " ▁– ▁about ▁the ▁to dd ler ▁Christopher ▁Robin ▁saying ▁his ▁evening ▁pray ers ▁– ▁as ▁" the ▁one ▁[ work ] ▁that ▁has ▁brought ▁me ▁over ▁the ▁years ▁more ▁toe -