dᵻspˈaɪt ˈɔfɚz fɹʌm fˈæmɪli fɹˈɛndz sˈʌtʃ ɐz lˈɔːɹd bˈiːvɚbɹˌʊk ænd ˈɛdɡɚ wˈɑːlɪs hˌuː wˈɪʃt tə hˈɛlp hˌɪm kəmplˈiːt hɪz skˈuːlɪŋ, hˈeɪstɪŋz ɹᵻfjˈuːzd ænd wɛnt ɪn sˈɜːtʃ ʌv wˈɜːk tə səpˈoːɹt hɪmsˈɛlf ænd hɪz mˈʌðɚ.
Despite offers from family friends such as Lord Beaverbrook and Edgar Wallace who wished to help him complete his schooling, Hastings refused and went in search of work to support himself and his mother.