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。”