. Indika. The country and the people of India and Ceylon . Companys service, notknowing what to do with him at home. He became a clerk, andpretended to keep accounts and make out bills of lading. Sud-denly the idea of Indias future importance to England arousedhim. The same thought, however, possessed Dupleix, the brill-iant Frenchman, who applied it to his own country, and saw inthe India of the future a great Oriental France. Clive saw forEngland what Dupleix had earlier seen for France. If Indiawas desirable for France, why not for England ? Clive formeda resolution to do his part to outwit
. Indika. The country and the people of India and Ceylon . Companys service, notknowing what to do with him at home. He became a clerk, andpretended to keep accounts and make out bills of lading. Sud-denly the idea of Indias future importance to England arousedhim. The same thought, however, possessed Dupleix, the brill-iant Frenchman, who applied it to his own country, and saw inthe India of the future a great Oriental France. Clive saw forEngland what Dupleix had earlier seen for France. If Indiawas desirable for France, why not for England ? Clive formeda resolution to do his part to outwit and outfight Dupleix, andmake India an English possession. His despair forsook him. Hehad twice attempted to shoot himself, but his pistol failed to dis-charge. He shut up his ledger, never to return to it again. Theyoung man now became a soldier, enlisting first as an entered into friendly relations with the commanding officerat Madras. Then began the long duel between him and Du-pleix, along the Madras coast, for the possession of all A HINDU YOUNG KULI WOMAN, \\\< He entered on his military career as b commissary, with the rankof captain, under Major Lawrence. Be came out of it the eon-queror of India for England. Give was a new character to India. The French were inalliance with the natives. In due time (live learned the oattricks, and caught the secret of dividing tribes. His methiwere unscrupulous, but he justified himself on the ground thathe was dealing with Indians, and must practise their ownHis memorable answer, when afterwar at home with 222 INDIRA. appropriating the vast wealth of native rulers, shows the bent ofhis mind : When I remember my opportunity I am surprised atmy own moderation! It was during Olives second visit toIndia that he fought the battle of Plassey, near Calcutta. Hadhe failed here, the French would have held the country, and allthe fruits of the victories in the south would have been lost. ButClive won here, as everywhere el
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