let 's return to those early years , when he 'd been toby o'dare , with a younger brother and sister , jacob and emily -- to the time when he 'd been struggling to get through the strictest prep school in new orleans , on a full scholarship , of course , as he 'd worked as many as sixty hours a week playing music on the street to keep the children and his mother fed , and clothed , and manage an apartment which no one but the family ever entered .