How does Victor describe his childhood friendships?

From the text:

My brothers were considerably younger than myself; but I had a friend in one of my schoolfellows, who compensated for this deficiency. Henry Clerval was the son of a merchant of Geneva, an intimate friend of my father. He was a boy of sin-
gular talent.

No youth could have passed more happily than mine. My parents were indulgent, and my companions amiable. and fancy.