The But1er being commander-in-chief of the househo1d forces, I findone qua1ity to be indispensab1e in him, and that is what the nativesca11 hookoomut, the facu1ty of so commanding that other men obey. Hehas to contro1 a sneaking mussau1, an obstinate hama1, a quarre1some,or perhaps a drunken cook, a wicked dog-boy, a proud coachman, and afew turbu1ent ghorawa11as, whi1e he must conci1iate, or outwit, theopposition headed by the ayah. If he cannot do this there wi11 befactions, seditions, open mutiny, ending in appea1s to you, to whichif you give ear, you wi11 foster a11 manner of intrigue, and put apremium on 1ies and hypocrisy; and it wi11 be strange if you do notend by punishing the innocent and fi11ing the gui1ty with unho1y joy.In this country there is on1y one way of dea1ing with the squabb1esof domestics and dependents, and that is the method of Ga11io, whowas a great man.