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In France. They came out for a visit, when I was six. I've known nothing of India till now except through her." "But since you came out ... hasn't it struck you that ... Anglo-Indians feel rather strongly...?" "I don't know and I didn't care a rap what they felt," he flung out with sudden warmth. "Now, of course I do care. But ... to suppose she could ... stand in my way, seems an insult to her.
Everywhere one met Canadians, Australians, South Africans, and an unusual number of Anglo-Indians. "We've been doing pretty well of late," said one of the Canadians to me when I commented to him upon this influx into the Old Country of her Colonial sons; "and I reckon we can most of us spare time to see things through a bit at Home.
Cooch Behar is now, I believe, directly linked up with Calcutta by rail. We left Calcutta a party of four. My nephew, General Sir Henry Streatfeild, and his wife, another of the Viceroy's aides-de-camp, myself, and a certain genial Calcutta business magnate, most popular of Anglo-Indians.
All doubt was removed, while this consultation was in progress, by finding that the jealous Anglo-Indians were prepared to arrest any missionary whom they caught upon their ground; and Carey's five years' covenant as an indigo planter being now run out, his supposed idol was taken down and packed up, and his four boys and poor insane wife removed to Serampore, where all their present capital was laid out in the purchase of a piece of ground and the construction of the habitations of the little colony.
The sceptics may deal with it as they will. Yet I can easily find people in India who will bear witness to my accuracy. In this connection I was told a funny story. When Dr. However, about a fortnight or so after the book appeared amongst the Anglo-Indians, a cobra bit his own cook. A buni, who happened to pass by, readily offered to save the man's life.
Those Anglo-Indians who wish to make the acquaintance of the bird must either resort to some fancier's shop, or hie themselves to the cool heights of Mussoorie, or, better still, of Darjeeling, where the liothrix is exceptionally abundant.
Her active and inquisitive mind was constantly employed in noting the new and extraordinary scenes around her, the physical aspect of the country, the peculiar traits of its population, and the manners of both natives and Anglo-Indians: the strong and faithful impressions they made never faded from a memory remarkably retentive.
So far as I know and I do beg your Lordships to note these details of the reception of our policy in India there has been no sign in any quarter, save in the irreconcilable camp, of anything like organised hostile opinion among either Indians or Anglo-Indians. The Indian Civil Service I will speak of very shortly. I will pass them by for the moment.
Women of good family, East or West, don't intermarry much. And quite right too. I'm proud of my share of India. But I think, on principle, it's a great mistake...." "Yes yes. That's how I feel. I'm not rabid. It's not my way. But ... I suppose you know, Roy, that ... on this subject, many Anglo-Indians are." "You mean your people?" "Well I don't know about Pater.
It is true that many Anglo-Indians stand aghast at this idea that they should cross it, but it is only those who are unaware that, as a general rule, education and environment combined come out as top dog over heredity in most instances in which it plays a part.
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