“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，andtheabsoluteequalityof...完整阅读请扫描二维码下载丁香书院APP免费看：