CHAPTER X
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otmindhowIndiaisgoverned.NoraretheloweranimalsofEnglandconcernedaboutEngland,butinthetropicstheindifferenceismoreprominent,theinarticulateworldiscloserathandandreadiertoresumecontrolassoonasmenaretired.Whenthesevengentlemenwhohadheldsuchvariousopinionsinsidethebungalowcameoutofit,theywereawareofacommonburden,avaguethreatwhichtheycalled“thebadweathercoming.”Theyfeltthattheycouldnotdotheirwork,orwouldnotbepaidenoughfordoingit.Thespacebetweenthemandtheircarriages,insteadofbeingempty,wascloggedwithamediumthatpressedagainsttheirflesh,thecarriagecushionsscaldedtheirtrousers,theireyespricked,domesofhotwateraccumulatedundertheirhead-gearandpoureddowntheircheeks.Salaamingfeebly,theydispersedfortheint
