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" reputation. He had been spoken of to me in Barbados 
" as able, if he were allowed a chance, to a6l as Viceroy 
" of all the islands, and to set them on their feet again. 
" I could well believe that a man of less than Sir Henry's 
" reputed power could do it — for in the thing itself there 
u was no great difficulty — if only we at home were once 
" disenchanted, though all the ability in the world would 
11 be thrown away as long as the enchantment continued." 
(pp. 180, 181.) As it came about, Mr. Froude did, 
on his second stay at Jamaica, make the personal 
acquaintance of Sir Henry Norman. Again, our 
author writes in terms of hopeful anticipation : — " Sir 
" HENRY NORMAN had been one of the most eminent of 
" the soldier civilians in India. He had brought with him 
" a brilliant reputation ; he had won the confidence of all 
" classes and all colours. He, if any one, would under- 
" stand the problem, and from the high vantage ground 
" of experience would know what could or could not be 
" done to restore the influence of England and the 
" prosperity of the colonies. Unfortunately, Sir Henry 
" had been called to London, as I mentioned before, on 
" a question of the conduct of some official, and I was 
" afraid that I should miss him altogether. He returned, 
" however, the day before I was to sail. He was kind 
" enough to ask me to spend an evening with him, and 
" I was again on my last night, a guest at King's House." 
(p. 353). Was Mr. FROUDE disappointed in his expec- 
tations of Sir HENRY Norman? Let him speak for 
himself, with that modesty which so eminently distin- 
guishes him : — " A dinner party offers small opportunity 
" for serious conversation, nor, indeed, could I expect a 
" great person in Sir Henry's position to enter upon 
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