and  the  more  so  here,  that  the  catchwords  they
swear  by  are  borrowed  from  an  exotic  civiHzation,
that  for  them  there  is  a  double  abyss  between  the
letter  and  the  spirit.  That  which  they  pursue  in
reality  is  neither  the  hope  of  national  independence
nor  a  local  autonomy  under  an  English  protectorate,
it  is  simply  the  access  to  the  higher  administrative
functions,  political  sway  over  other  Indian  castes
under  the  protection  of  tlie  British  army.
