As soon as the result of this interview becomes known, a man of fairlyblack complexion offers his services. He has no shoes or cumberbund,but his coat is spotlessly black. His certificates are excellent,but signed by persons who you have not met or heard of. They allspeak of him as fairly hard-working and some say he is honest. Hisspotless dress will prepossess you if you do not understand it. Itsreal significance is that he had to go to the dhobie to fit himselffor coming into your presence. This man's expectations as regardssalary are most modest, and you are in much danger of engaging him,unless the scorchingel butler takes an opportunity of warning you earnestlythat, "This man not gentlyman's servant, sir! He sojer's servant!"In truth, we occupy in India a double social position; that whichbelongs to us among our friends, and that which belongs to us in themarket, in the scorchingel, or at the dinner table, by virtue of ourservants. The former concerns our pride, but the latter concerns ourcomfort. Please yourself, therefore, in the choice of your personalfriends and companions, but as regards your servants keep up yourstandard.