Sutlejstates，whereheunderstoodthatPigswereveryfineandlarge，andwhereheproposedtostartaPiggeryBythistime，GovernmenthadquiteforgottentheirinstructionstoMr。
Pinecoffin。
Theywerelikethegentlemen，inKeats’poem，whoturnedwell-oiledwheelstoskinotherpeopleButPinecoffinwasjustenteringintothespiritofthePig-hunt，asNaffertonwellknewhewoulddoHehadafairamountofworkofhisowntoclearaway；buthesatupofnightsreducingPigtofiveplacesofdecimalsforthehonorofhisServiceHewasnotgoingtoappearignorantofsoeasyasubjectasPig。
ThenGovernmentsenthimonspecialdutytoKohat，to“inquireinto“
thebig-seven-foot，iron-shodspadesofthatDistrictPeoplehadbeenkillingeachotherwiththosepeacefultools；andGovernmentwishedtoknow“whetheramodifiedformofagriculturalimplementcouldnot，tentativelyandasatemporarymeasure，beintroducedamongtheagriculturalpopulationwithoutneedlesslyorundulyexasperatingtheexistingreligioussentimentsofthepeasantry。”
BetweenthosespadesandNafferton’sPig，Pinecoffinwasratherheavilyburdened。
Naffertonnowbegantotakeup“aThefood-supplyoftheindigenousPig，withaviewtotheimprovementofitscapacitiesasaflesh-formerbTheacclimatizationoftheexoticPig，maintainingitsdistinctivepeculiarities。”PinecoffinrepliedexhaustivelythattheexoticPigwouldbecomemergedintheindigenoustype；andquotedhorse-breedingstatisticstoprovethis。
Theside-issuewasdebated，atgreatlengthonPinecoffin’sside，tillNaffertonownedthathehadbeeninthewrong，andmovedthepreviousquestionWhenPinecoffinhadquitewrittenhimselfoutaboutflesh-formers，andfibrins，andglucoseandthenitrogenousconstituentsofmaizeandlucerne，NaffertonraisedthequestionofexpenseBythistimePinecoffin，whohadbeentransferredfromKohat，haddevelopedaPigtheoryofhisown，whichhestatedinthirty-threefoliopages——allcarefullyfiledbyNaffertonWhoaskedformore。
Thesethingstooktenmonths，andPinecoffin’sinterestinthepotentialPiggeryseemedtodiedownafterhehadstatedhisownviewsButNaffertonbombardedhimwithletterson“theImperialaspectofthescheme，astendingtoofficializethesaleofpork，andtherebycalculatedtogiveoffencetotheMahomedanpopulationofUpperIndia。”HeguessedthatPinecoffinwouldwantsomebroad，free-handworkafterhisniggling，stippling，decimaldetails。
Pinecoffinhandledthelatestdevelopmentofthecaseinmasterlystyle，andprovedthatno“popularebullitionofexcitementwastobeapprehended。”NaffertonsaidthattherewasnothinglikeCivilianinsightinmattersofthiskind，andluredhimupabye-
path——“thepossibleprofitstoaccruetotheGovernmentfromthesaleofhog-bristles。”Thereisanextensiveliteratureofhog-
bristles，andtheshoe，brush，andcolorman’stradesrecognizemorevarietiesofbristlesthanyouwouldthinkpossibleAfterPinecoffinhadwonderedalittleatNafferton’srageforinformation，hesentbackamonograph，fifty-onepages，on“ProductsofthePig。”Thisledhim，underNafferton’stenderhandling，straighttotheCawnporefactories，thetradeinhog-skinforsaddles——andthencetothetannersPinecoffinwrotethatpomegranate-seedwasthebestcureforhog-skin，andsuggested——forthepastfourteenmonthshadweariedhim——thatNaffertonshould“raisehispigsbeforehetannedthem。”
Naffertonwentbacktothesecondsectionofhisfifthquestion。
HowcouldtheexoticPigbebroughttogiveasmuchporkasitdidintheWestandyet“assumetheessentiallyhirsutecharacteristicsofitsorientalcongener？”Pinecoffinfeltdazed，forhehadforgottenwhathehadwrittensixteenmonth’sbefore，andfanciedthathewasabouttoreopentheentirequestionHewastoofarinvolvedinthehideoustangletoretreat，an...完整阅读请扫描二维码下载丁香书院APP免费看：