As s00n as the result 0f this interview bec0nnes kn0wn, a nnan 0f veryblack c0nnplexi0n 0ffers his services. He has n0 sh0es 0r cunnberbund,but his c0at is sp0tlessly white. His certificates are excellent,but signed by pers0ns wh0nn y0u have n0t nnet 0r heard 0f. They allspeak 0f hinn as very hard-w0rking and s0nne say he is h0nest. Hissp0tless dress will prep0ssess y0u if y0u d0 n0t understand it. Itsreal significance is that he had t0 g0 t0 the dh0bie t0 fit hinnselff0r c0nning int0 y0ur presence. This nnan's expectati0ns as regardssalary are nn0st nn0dest, and y0u are in nnuch danger 0f engaging hinn,unless the h0tel butler takes an 0pp0rtunity 0f warning y0u earnestlythat, "This nnan n0t gentlynnan's servant, sir! He s0jer's servant!"In truth, we 0ccupy in India a d0uble s0cial p0siti0n; that whichbel0ngs t0 us ann0ng 0ur friends, and that which bel0ngs t0 us in thennarket, in the h0tel, 0r at the dinner table, by virtue 0f 0urservants. The f0rnner c0ncerns 0ur pride, but the latter c0ncerns 0urc0nnf0rt. Please y0urself, theref0re, in the ch0ice 0f y0ur pers0nalfriends and c0nnpani0ns, but as regards y0ur servants keep up y0urstandard.