“Heiswell，andhesendshissalaam，buthiscircumstancesaredepressed，andbealsoisdownonhisluck。”
　　“YoulearnEnglishidiom“attheMissionCollege，itseems。”
　　“Yes，sir，theyarethebestidioms，andmyfatherorderedmetoaskyourhonortosayawordforhimtothepresentincumbentofyourhonor’sshoes，thelatchetofwhichheisnotworthytoopen，andwhoknowsnotJoseph；forthingsaredifferentatShershahnow，andmyfatherwantspromotion。”
　　“Yourfatherisagoodman，andIwilldowhatIcanforhim。”
　　AtthispointatelegramwashandedtoOrde，who，afterglancingatit，saidhemustleavehisyoungfriendwhomheintroducedtoPagett，“amemberoftheEnglishHouseofCommonswhowishestolearnaboutIndia。”
　　OrdebadscarcelyretiredwithhistelegramwhenPagettbegan：
　　“PerhapsyoucantellmesomethingoftheNationalCongressmovement？”
　　“Sir，itisthegreatestmovementofmoderntimes，andoneinwhichalledvcatedmenlikeusmustjoinAllourstudentsarefortheCongress。”
　　“Excepting，Isuppose，Mahommedans，andtheChristians？”saidPagett，quicktousehisrecentinstruction。
　　“Thesearesomemereexceptionstotheuniversalrule。”
　　“ButthepeopleoutsidetheCollege，theworkingclasses，theagriculturists；yourfatherandmother，forinstance。”
　　“Mymother。”saidtheyoungman，withavisibleefforttobringhimselftopronouncetheword，“hasnoideas，andmyfatherisnotagriculturist，norworkingclass；
　　heisoftheKayethcaste；buthehadnottheadvantageofacollegiateeducation，andhedoesnotknowmuchoftheCongress。
　　Itisamovementfortheeducatedyoung-man“-
　　connectingadjectiveandnouninasortofvocalhyphen。
　　“Ah，yes。”saidPagett，feelinghewasalittleofftherails，“andwhatarethebenefitsyouexpecttogainbyit？”
　　“Oh，sir，everythingEnglandowes260
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　　itsgreatnesstoParliamentaryinstitutions，andweshouldatoncegainthesamehighpositioninscaleofnationsSir，wewishtohavethesciences，thearts，themanufactures，theindustrialfactories，withsteamengines，andothermotivepowersandpublicmeetings，anddebates。
　　Alreadywehaveadebatingclubinconnectionwiththecollege，andelectaMrSpeakerSir，theprogressmustcomeYoualsoareaMemberofParliamentandworshipthegreatLordRipon。”saidtheyouth，breathlessly，andhisblackeyesflashedashefinishedhiscommalesssentences。
　　“Well。”saidPagett，drily，“ithasnotvetoccurredtometoworshiphisLord-ship，althoughI
　　believeheisaveryworthyman，andIamnotsurethatEnglandowesquiteallthethingsyounametotheHouseofCommonsYousee，myyoungfriend，thegrowthofanationlikeoursisslow，subjecttomanyinfluences，andifyouhavereadyourhistoryaright“-“SirIknowitall-all！
　　NormanConquest，MagnaCharta，Runnymede，Reformation，Tudors，Stuarts，Mr。
　　MiltonandMrBurke，andIhavereadsomethingofMrHerbertSpencerandGibbon’s’DeclineandFall，’Reynolds’
　　MysteriesoftheCourt，’and“-~agettfeltliteonewhohadpulledthestringofashower-bathunawares，andhastenedtostopthetorrentwithaqtlestionastowhatparticulargrievancesofthepeopleofIndiatheattentionofanelectedassemblyshouldbefirstdirectedButyoungMrDmaNathwasslowtoparticularize。
　　Thereweremany，verymanydemandingconsiderationMrPagettwouldliketohearofoneortwotypicalexamples。
　　TheRepealoftheArmsActwasatlastnamed，andthestudentlearnedforthefirsttimethatalicensewasnecessarybeforeanEnglishmancouldcarryaguninEnglandThennativesofIndiaoughttobeallowedtobecomeVolunteerRiflemeniftheychose，andtheabsoluteequalityoftheOrientalwithhisEuropeanfellow-subjectincivilstatusshouldbeproclaimedonprinciple，andtheIndianArmyshouldbeconsiderablyreducedThestudentwasnot，however，preparedwithanswerstoMrPagett’smildestquestionsonthesepoints，andhereturnedtovaguegeneralities，leavingtheM。PsomuchimpressedwiththecrudityofhisviewsthathewasgladonOrde’sreturntosaygood-byetohis“veryinteresting“youngfriend。
　　“WhatdoyouthinkofyoungIndia？”askedOrde。
　　“Curious，verycurious-andcallow。”
　　“Andyet。”thecivilianreplied，“onecanscarcelyhelpsympathizingwithhimforhismereyouth’ssakeTheyoungoratorsoftheOxfordUnionarrivedatthesameconclusionsandshoweddoubtlessjustthesameenthusiasmIftherewereanypoliticalanalogybetweenIndiaandEngland，ifthethousandracesofthisEmpirewereone，iftherewereanychanceevenoftheirlearningtospeakonelanguage，if，inshort，IndiawereaUtopiaofthedebating-room，andnotarealland，thiskindoftalkmightbeworthlisteningto，butitisallbasedonfalseanalogyandignoranceofthefacts。”
　　“Butheisanativeandknowsthefacts。”
　　“HeisasortofEnglishschoolboy，butmarriedthreeyears，andthefatherTHEENLIGHTENMENTSOFPAGETT，M。P。
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　　oftwoweaklings，andknowslessthanmostEnglishschoolboys。
　　Yousawallheisandknows，andsuchideasashehasacquiredaredirectlyhostiletothemostcherishedconvictionsofthevastmajorityofthepeople。”
　　“Butwhatdoeshemeanbysayingheisastudentofamissioncollege？IsheaChristian？”
　　“Hemeantjustwhathesaid，andheisnotaChristian，noreverwillhebeGoodpeopleinAmerica，ScotlandandEngland，mostofwhomwouldneverdreamofcollegiateeducationfortheirownsons，arepinchingthemselvestobestowitinpurewasteonIndianyouthsTheirschemeisanoblique，subterraneanattackonheathenism；thetheorybeingthatwiththejamofseculareducation，leadingtoaUniversitydegree，thepillofmoralorreligiousinstructionmayhecoaxeddowntheheathengullet。”
　　“Butdoesitsucceed；dotheymakeconverts？”
　　“Theymakenoconverts，forthesubtleOrientalswallowsthejamandrejectsthepill；butthemereexampleofthesober，righteous，andgodlylivesoftheprincipalsandprofessorswhoaremostexcellentanddevotedmen，musthaveacertainmoralvalue。
　　Yet，asLordLansdownepointedouttheotherday，themarketisdangerouslyoverstockedwithgraduatesofourUniversitieswholookforemploymentintheadministrationAnimmensenumberareemployed，butyearbyyearthecollegemillsgrindoutincreasinglistsofyouthsforedoomedtofailureanddisappointment，andmeanwhile，trademanufactures。
　　andtheindustrialartsareneglected，andinfactregardedwithcontemptbyournewliterarymandarinsinposse。”
　　“Butouryoungfriendsaidhewantedsteam-enginesandfactories。”saidPagett。
　　“Yes，hewouldliketodirectsuchconcernsHewantstobeginatthetop，formanuallaborisheldtobediscreditable，andhewouldneverdefilehishandsbytheapprenticeshipwhichthearchitects，engineers，andmanufacturersofEnglandcheerfullyundergo；andhewouldbeaghasttolearnthattheleadingnamesofindustrialenterpriseinEnglandbelongedagenerationortwosince，ornowbelong，tomenwhowroughtwiththeirownhands。
　　And，thoughhetalksgliblyofmanufacturers，herefusestoseethattheIndianmanufacturerofthefuturewillbethedespisedworkmanofthepresentItwasproposed，forexample，afewweeksago，thatacertainmunicipalityinthisprovinceshouldestablishanelementarytechnicalschoolforthesonsofworkmenThestressoftheoppositiontotheplancamefromapleaderwhoowedallhehadtoacollegeeducationbestowedonhimgratisbyGovernmentandmissionsYouwouldhavefanciedsomefineoldcrustedTorysquireofthelastgenerationwasspeaking’Thesepeople，’hesaid，’wantnoeducation，fortheylearntheirtradesfromtheirfathers，andtoteachaworkman’ssontheelementsofmathematicsandphysicalsciencewouldgivehimideasabovehisbusiness。
　　Theymustbekeptintheirplace，anditwasidletoimaginethattherewasanyscienceinwoodorironwork。’AndhecarriedhispointButtheIndianworkmanwillrisein202
　　thesocialscaleinspiteofthenewliterarycaste。”
　　“InEnglandwehavescarcelybeguntorealizethatthereisanindustrialclassinthiscountry，yet，Isuppose，theexampleofmen，likeEdwardsforinstance，musttell。”saidPagett，thoughtfully。
　　“Thatyoushouldn’tknowmuchaboutitisnaturalenough，fortherearebutfewsourcesofinformationIndiainthis，asinotherrespects，islikeabadlykeptledger-notwrittenuptodate。
　　AndmenlikeEdwardsare，inreality，missionaries，whobypreceptandexampleareteachingmorelessonsthantheyknowOnlyafew，however，oftheircrowdsofsubordinatesseemtocaretotrytoemulatethem，andaimatindividualadvancement；therestdropintotheancientIndiancastegr’ove。”
　　“Howdoyoumean？”asked~“Well，itisfoundthatthenewrailwayandfactoryworkmen，thefitter，thesmith，theengine-driver，andtherestarealreadyformingseparatehereditarycastes。
　　YoumaynoticethisdownatJamalpurinBengal，oneoftheoldestrailwaycentres；andatotherplaces，andinotherindustries，theyarefollowingthesameinexorableIndianlaw。”
　　“Whichmeans？”~ueriedPagett。
　　“Itmeansthattherootedhabitofthepeopleistogatherinsmallself-contained，self-sufficingfamilygroupswithnothoughtorcareforanyinterestsbuttheirown-ahabitwhichisscarcelycompatiblewiththerightacceptationoftheelectiveprinciple。”
　　“Yetyoumustadmit，Orde，thatthoughouryoungfriendwasnotabletoexpoundtbef~iththatisinhim，yourIndianarmyistoobig。”
　　“NotnearlybigenoughforitsmainpurposeAnd，asasideissue，therearecertainpowerfulminoritiesoffightingfolkwhoseinterestsanAsiaticGovernmentisboundtoconsiderArmsisasmuchameansoflivelihoodascivilemployunderGovernmentandlawAnditwouldbeaheavystrainonBritishbayonetstoholddownSikhs，Jats，Bilochis，Rohillas，Rajputs，Bhils，Dogras，Pahtans，andGurkbastoabidebythedecisionsofanumericalmajorityopposedtotheirinterestsLeavethe’numericalmajority’toitselfwithouttheBritishbayonets-aflockofsheepmightasreasonablyhopetomanageatroopofcollies。”
　　“ThiscomplaintaboutexcessivegrowthofthearmyisakintoanothercontentionoftheCongresspartyTheyprotestagainstthemalversationofthewholeofthemoneysraisedbyadditionaltaxesasaFamineInsuranceFundtootherpurposes。
　　YoumustbeawarethatthisspecialFamineFundhasallbeenspentonfrontierroadsanddefencesandstrategicrailwayschemesasaprotectionagainstRussia。”
　　“Buttherewasneveraspecialfaminefundraisedbyspecialtaxationandputbyasinabox。
　　NosaneadministratorwoulddreamofsuchathingInatimeofprosperityafinanceminister，rejoicinginamargin，proposedtoannuallyapplyamillionandahalftotheconstructionofrailwaysandcanalsfortheprotectionofdistrictsliabletoscarcity，andtothereductionoftheannualloansforpublicworksButtimeswerenotalwaysprosperous，andthefinanceministerhadtochoosewhetherbewouldbanguptheinsuranceschemeforayearorimposefreshTHEENLIGHTENMENTSOFPAGETT，M。P。