WhentheSupremeGovernmentisatSimla，thesepapersarepreparedthere，andgoroundtothepeoplewhooughttoseetheminoffice-
boxesorbypost。TheprincipleofsecrecywastothatViceroyquiteasimportantasthepractice，andheheldthatabenevolentdespotismlikeOursshouldneverallowevenlittlethings，suchasappointmentsofsubordinateclerks，toleakouttillthepropertime。Hewasalwaysremarkableforhisprinciples。
Therewasaveryimportantbatchofpapersinpreparationatthattime。IthadtotravelfromoneendofSimlatotheotherbyhand。
Itwasnotputintoanofficialenvelope，butalarge，square，pale-pinkone；thematterbeinginMS。onsoftcrinkleypaper。Itwasaddressedto“TheHeadClerk，etc。，etc。”Now，between“TheHeadClerk，etc。，etc。，“and“Mrs。Hauksbee“andaflourish，isnoverygreatdifferenceiftheaddressbewritteninaverybadhand，asthiswas。Thechaprassiwhotooktheenvelopewasnotmoreofanidiotthanmostchaprassis。Hemerelyforgotwherethismostunofficialcoverwastobedelivered，andsoaskedthefirstEnglishmanhemet，whohappenedtobeamanridingdowntoAnnandaleinagreathurry。TheEnglishmanhardlylooked，said:
“HauksbeeSahibkiMem，“andwenton。Sodidthechaprasss，becausethatletterwasthelastinstockandhewantedtogethisworkover。Therewasnobooktosign；hethrusttheletterintoMrs。Hauksbee\'sbearer\'shandsandwentofftosmokewithafriend。