PREFACE I BELONG to an Anglo-Indian an Anglo-Indian family, and am saturated with Indian traditions and associations. My father and grandfather were in the Indian Civil Service before me, and one of my sons is now a member of that Service. I was myself in the Civil Service for thirty-five years. My life in India was not devoid of incident; I have had the honour to rise to high office, and for four years after my retirement I sat as a Member of the House of Commons. I have made many friends, and, I am sorry to say, not a few enemies. In these pages, which are an unvarnished record, I submit my memoirs to the judgment of the public, and venture to hope that they may add to the number of my friends and not increase the ranks of those who are enrolled upon the other side. οὗτοι συνέχθειν, ἀλλὰ συμφιλεῖν ἔφυν. September, 1911. HENRY COTTON. From a photographic study by Julia Margaret Cameron, 1867. 54 LADY COTTON From a photographic study by Julia Margaret Cameron, 1867. ESTHER AND AHASUERUS (PORTRAITS OF SIR From a photographic study by Julia Margaret Cameron, 1867. From a photographic study by Julia Margaret Cameron, 1866, From a photograph by Messrs. Bourne and Shepheard, 1876. LADY COTTON AND HER CHILDREN From a painting by Philip H. Calderon, R.A., 1879. HENRY 56 BABOO UMA NATH ROY; A NOBLE TYPE OF A BENGALI BRAHMIN, 1883 222 |