At least among all educated Hindus there is a well-
known sensitiveness, compacted of pride and honour, which rather resembles what is called " face " in China. Whether he expresses it in words or not, every Hindu feels that the satisfaction of this sensitiveness must precede everything else. When he complains that the Simon Commission has displayed "no imagination" in its treatment of India, he really means not that he could have devised a better scheme but that he is conscious of being hurt. It may be said that to avoid hurting such a keen sensitiveness is either impossible or, if possible, is merely a matter of words. Well, words count for a great deal. If the Indian problem is largely psychological, as we take it to be. it is most important to make Indians feel that they are receiving the necessary imaginative sympathy. The British Government can fill this gap.
