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His ropes had been stolen by discharged camel-men, and he was unable to replace them. On the 15th December one of the Midgan or Serviles was tried for stealing venison from one of his fellows.
Anyway, it gives 'em more time to make trouble for their neighbours. We call 'em Serviles locally. And they are apt to be tuberculous. 'Just so! said the man called Mulligan. Transportation is Civilisation. Democracy is Disease. I've proved it by the blood-test, every time. 'Mulligan's our Health Officer, and a one-idea man, said the Mayor, laughing.
Then the Serviles turned in all tongue-switches and talked, and we 'What did they talk about? said Takahira. 'First, how badly things were managed in the city. That pleased us Four we were on the platform because we hoped to catch one or two good men for City work. You know how rare executive capacity is.
'Our Serviles got to talking first in their houses and then on the streets, telling men and women how to manage their own affairs. Nobody took much notice, and so I let 'em alone. My fault! I was warned there would be trouble, but there hasn't been a Crowd or murder in Illinois for nineteen years. 'Twenty-two, said his Chief of Police. 'Likely. Anyway, we'd forgot such things.
From his arms next issued the Kshatriya, or warriors; from his breast, the seat of life, came the Vaisya, or producers shepherds, farmers, merchants; from his foot, in sign of degradation, sprang the Sudra, or serviles, doomed to menial duties for the other classes serfs, domestics, laborers, artisans.
Slag the Nigger before you go on to fuse the Market. I'll get to the Communicators and tell the District that the Board is in charge. Are you making any special appointments, sir? 'None. We haven't men to waste on these back-woods. Carry on as before, but under the Board. Arnott, run your Serviles aboard, please. Ground ship and pass them through the bilge-doors.
'Tell you later. As I was saying, our Serviles held the meeting, and pretty soon we had to ground-circuit the platform to save 'em from being killed. And that didn't make our people any more pacific. 'How d'you mean? I ventured to ask. 'If you've ever been ground-circuited, said the Mayor, 'you'll know it don't improve any man's temper to be held up straining against nothing. No, sir!
So, from talking in the houses and on the streets, our Serviles go to calling a meeting at the Old Market yonder. He nodded across the square where the wrecked buildings heaved up grey in the dawn-glimmer behind the square-cased statue of The Negro in Flames.
'Any chance of their quieting down? De Forest asked. 'You can try, said the Mayor. De Forest raised his voice in the face of the reviving Crowd that had edged in towards us. Day was come. 'Don't you think this business can be arranged? he began. But there was a roar of angry voices: 'We've finished with Crowds! We aren't going back to the Old Days! Take us over! Take the Serviles away!
A man's only attendants being now his wives and serviles, it is evident that plurality and domestic servitude will extend "Far into summers which we shall not see;" in fact, till some violent revolution of society shall have introduced a servant class. The three grades of Mpongwe may be considered as rude beginnings of caste.
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