They say it would be only a six months' job, but I have my doubts of that." "Nick! India!" "India, my child--naked and unadulterated India! The Imperial Commissioners have quite decided that I'm the man for the job.

I kept on saying 'Can't!' and 'Won't!' But that didn't make the least difference.
Old Reggie Bassett's doing, I'll lay a wager.

He will have it that my genius is thrown away in England.

And they inform me rather brutally that my seat in Parliament would be far more easily filled than this Sharapura post.

Also the young Rajah has done me the honour to ask for me.