“Don't you think we are doing good?”
“I 'm not an authority; but, as a matter of fact, I don't.”
Crocker seemed disconcerted.
“Why?” he bluntly asked.
Shelton was not anxious to explain his views, and he did not reply.
His friend repeated:
“Why don't you think we're doing good in India?”
“Well,” said Shelton gruffly, “how can progress be imposed on nations from outside?”
The Indian civilian, glancing at Shelton in an affectionate and doubtful way, replied:
“You have n't changed a bit, old chap.”