The printer had one assistant, a coolie clad only
in loin-cloth and turban, and every time the coolie left the room
he was made to remove both his loin-cloth and turban, so that by
no possibility could he have any papers concealed about him. In
spite of these precautions, it was clear from internal evidence
that some of the students had had a previous knowledge of the
questions. How had it been managed? It eventually appeared that
the coolie, taking advantage of the momentary absence of the white
printer, had whipped off his loin-cloth, SAT DOWN ON THE "FORM,"
and then replaced his solitary garment. When made to strip on
going out, the printing-ink did not show on his dark skin: he had
only to sit down elsewhere on a large sheet of white paper for the
questions to be printed off on it, and they could then easily be
read in a mirror. The Oriental mind is very subtle.
This is no place to speak of the marvels of Mogul architecture in
Agra and Delhi. I do not believe that there exists in the world a
more exquisitely beautiful hall than the Diwan-i-Khas in Delhi
palace.
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