As soon as the result of this interview becomes known, a man of very
black complexion offers his services. He has no shoes or cumberbund,
but his coat is spotlessly white. His certificates are excellent,
but signed by persons whom you have not met or heard of. They all
speak of him as very hard-working and some say he is honest. His
spotless dress will prepossess you if you do not understand it. Its
real significance is that he had to go to the dhobie to fit himself
for coming into your presence. This man's expectations as regards
salary are most modest, and you are in much danger of engaging him,
unless the hotel butler takes an opportunity of warning you earnestly
that, "This man not gentlyman's servant, sir! He sojer's servant!"
In truth, we occupy in India a double social position; that which
belongs to us among our friends, and that which belongs to us in the
market, in the hotel, or at the dinner table, by virtue of our
servants. The former concerns our pride, but the latter concerns our
comfort. Please yourself, therefore, in the choice of your personal
friends and companions, but as regards your servants keep up your
standard.

The next who offers himself will probably be of the Goanese variety.
He comes in a black coat, with continuations of checked jail cloth,
and takes his hat off just before he enters the gate. He is said to
be a Colonel in the Goa Militia, but it is impossible to guess his
rank, as he always wears muftie in Bombay. He calls himself plain
Mr. Querobino Floriano de Braganza. His testimonials are excellent;
several of them say that he is a good tailor, which, to a bachelor,
is a recommendation; and his expectations as regards his stipend are
not immoderate. The only suspicious thing is that his services have
been dispensed with on several occasions very suddenly without