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his entrails. have not the slightest doubt
that these frontier wars and worries give
the Ameer keen pleasure and satisfaction.
and that the more troublesome they arc
to England the better he will be pleased. But,
though he may secretly wink at and perhaps
encourage the turbulent tribes. ho has not, II he
can help 1t, the slightest intention OF letting his
finger be seen in the pie. He knows perfectly
we'll that another Afghan war would mean not
only his personal deposition and destruction,
but the annexation OF Afeh hanistan to the Indian
empire. He has built up his position with great
trouble, labor. and expense; he has now thor
oughly established his government and rules
with an absolute authority such ruler in
Afghanistan ever possessed before him. He has
organized an army. he has regulated the finances,
he has laid down a system of law which s
vigorously enforced. and his succession is pro
vided for.
"In a word he has done for Afehanlstan what
Napoleon did for France after the Terror, but
he has no wish to put his work to the hazard OF
war, as Napoleon did, and, short Of war, an ex.
hihition Of too marked an unfriendliness might
deprive him OF the sixteen lakhs OF rupees
which he receives from us and which no could
not afford TO lose. II he is inclined to overrate
his own power and Importance, 1t is entirely
due to tho too subservient policy for some
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honors. We knew what the Amecr wanted be-
forehand, and. unless we were prepared to do
what he wanted we ought never to have made
such fuss over his son, or, indeed, have allowed
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Tho fact that the so.called royal uel In France
last Sunday had A little real blood in Il has BY
no means silenced the riticule which EnRlfs al
men express toward this peculiar continental
institution. 1t In a little remarkable therefore,
that a champion of the code duello, as /, is
practiced In France, has been found in the per
son of an EnSlishman, who. through the open
sesame of q French marriage has gained an in
sight into 1.-The real duel az II is fought on the
other side of the Channel. He writes to the
Times in all seriousness about the matter. and
tsrest it Is only fair to the maligned institution
to give 1t hearing:
There are, OF course, fArcical duels in Franco
and 1t is those which get into the papers, be-
cause the principals chief aim is to advertise
| themselves These duels are almost invariably
| fought by men whose position in literature or
| politics or the Bohemian world OF art and let.
ters would be improved by the rtclarae. But
when the average Frenchman speaks OF the
| duel. which he scarcely ever does, he never
| means those absurd encounters. The real
| French duel often proves fatal, IL not imme-
| diately. at least after q few days weeks. II
is not uncommon to hear It said OF q dead per
| son. n est mort q la suite dun duel The com
batants practically never escape with no In