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294 man must see, is the natural consequence of enforced celibacy, and of violence done to nature; and those domestic scandals which, I fear, are not unfrequently concealed by darker and graver crimes,"

So we see that the tone of every member of the Council was the same. Practically with very little knowledge of the internal affairs of pure Hindu families, but affecting a great knowledge of them, these high officials of the British Government, who proclaimed neutrality in our religious matters and social customs, denounced in severe terms the customs of an ancient civilised nation, and abused them in filthy language.

Later on, Colvile remarked,—'The second section of the Bill removes the only plausible objection that could be made against the measure.'