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You must also be polite and pleasant in your actions as in your words. A man of your position must be very polite and agreeable to others. Your position itself brings you honour and you will be naturally respected by others; and if you be polite and courteous to others you will reap greater respect, for politeness never
decreases it. On the other hand, do not be too submissive when you meet Europeans. Behave as becomes your position, and move about naturally and not as if in strange society. Except in business matters, they, too, don't like to see people of our rank too submissive. Carefully
notice how among Europeans a superior officer and his subordinates mix freely with one another when they meet.
Make your bow as gracefully as you can to the ladies, shake hands with them gently, and put on your pleasant looks. Punctuality and neat dress come under the
