The Englishman looked at the resolution and sniffed. "It doesn't touch the weak point of the country."
"What will touch the weak point of the country, then?" said the Government of India.
"I used to," said the Englishman. "I was the District Officer, and I twisted their tails. You have taken away my power, and now——"
"Well," said the Government of India, "you seem to think a good deal of yourself."
"Never mind me," said the Englishman. "I'm an effete relic of the past. But Ram Buksh will die, as he used to do."
And now we all wait to see which is right.
FOOTNOTES:
[12] "Turnovers," Vol. III.