Lord William told him that he had richly earned that or anything else, and gave Lieutenant Trevelyan a very good diplomatic employment.

Indeed Lord William, a man who makes no favourites, has always given to Trevelyan the strongest marks, not of a blind partiality, but of a thoroughly well-grounded and discriminating esteem.
Not long ago Trevelyan was appointed by him to the Under Secretaryship for foreign affairs, an office of a very important and confidential nature.

While holding the place he was commissioned to report to Government on the operation of the Internal Transit duties of India.
About a year ago his Report was completed.

I shall send to England a copy or two of it by the first safe conveyance; for nothing that I can say of his abilities, or of his public spirit, will be half so satisfactory.

I have no hesitation in affirming that it is a perfect masterpiece in its kind.