One of Kipling's most interesting stories. A typical second member of a
pair, following With the Night Mail ( compare On the Gate and Uncovenanted
Mercies), the first light-hearted (who but RK would have given us the
magazine including book reviews and advertisements?), the second a
different matter altogether. A pity that the remark 'Slag the nigger'
makes it hard to present to a present-day audience.
Michael Healy
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