Mrs. Moore has come to Chandrapore to accompany Adela Quested, who is sort of betrothed to her son. Adela desires to see the "real India," so Ronny (Mrs. Moore's son, the City Magistrate) asks the schoolmaster of the Government College, Cyril Fielding, how they might best do that. He recommends, rather flippantly, that they should try seeing Indians. The women laugh at such an idea. "Natives don't respect one any more after meeting one," they say. Mr. Turton, the collector, steps in and tells her she can see any type she likes.
However, she doesn't want that kind of superficial contact, so the collector recommends that they have a Bridge Party, described as an occasion where local citizens are invited to the club to a sort of reception. Mrs. Turton talks about.....
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