Pagettwasfarfromsatisfiedwiththis，andwishedtohavetheoldgentleman’sopinionontheproprietyofmanagingallIndianaffairsonthebasisofanelectivesystem。
Ordedidhisbesttoexplain，butitwasplainthevisitorwasboredandbewilder~dFrankly，hedidn’tthinkmuchofcommittees；theyhadaMu-
nicipalCommitteeatLahoreandhadelectedamenialservant，anorderly，asamemberHehadbeeninformedofthisongoodauthority，andafterthat，committeeshadceasedtointeresthim。
ButallwasaccordingtotheruleofGovernment，and，pleaseGod，itwasallforthebest。
“Whatanoldfossilitis！”criedPagett，asOrdereturnedfromseeinghisguesttothedoor；“justlikesomeoldblue-bloodedhidalgoofSpainWhatdoeshereallythinkoftheCongressafterall，andoftheelectivesystem？”