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have received, but I must beg you, my brothers and sisters, to acquit me in the very beginning of ap proaching this subject in any particular, in the spirit of criticism. It might seem to be the most politic and the politest thing to do, to refrain from uttering an opinion that might be construed adverse in any direction, and to give my impressions only of the delightful and pleasurable things that have come under my notice. In the main this will be true in all I may have to say, for what I shall say will be said in sincerity, and because in the immaturity of my thought, I cannot do otherwise.
My first impression concerns the hospitality of the American people. This is an impression that has grown with every day's and with every hour's acquaintance. I do not mean by this that what I have been permitted to say on all occasions, respect. ing the people of my own country, their philosophy and their religion, has met with unchallenged accep tance. What I mean to say and do say, is, that in every instance I have been received with perfect cordiality, and have been listened to with the friendliest attention. I came to America with liberal expectations, and when I say ( which I gladly do ) that th:is far my fondest expectations have been more than realized, I only state the truth in moderate terms; for this is true in America as in India, that back of all outward expressions of welcome, of tole
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