Chapter 19Associates, 1906–1926 · To Bipin Chandra Pal

His Highness sympathises with you entirely about your health and will give you every facility possible in that respect. The only difficulty that could arise, would be in case of some considerable emergency or some very serious question cropping up which would necessitate your presence. But as you will very easily understand, such contingencies occur rarely enough in a state like Baroda and are not really anticipated. The details need not be discussed just now, as they will be satisfactorily arranged by personal conversation when you come.

His Highness would like you to join as soon as possible and if you can do so within the month, he will be glad, but he does not wish to put you to inconvenience. If therefore you require a full month for your preparations, you will of course take it. Please let me know, as soon as you find it possible and convenient, when you propose to join so as to give me a little notice beforehand.

Yours sincerely Aravind. A. Ghose

L. V. Palace. 18–9–04.

My dear Mr.. Clarke,

Under His Highness’ directions I have written to the Chief Engineer not to build the rooms for the students’ quarters as yet. His Highness wants to make some important alterations in the plans.

His Highness would like you, in consultation with Mr.. Krumbiegel if necessary, to draw up a plan showing the relative positions in which all the buildings it may be necessary to erect in future, will stand, Students’ Quarters, Professors’ houses etc. This will make it convenient for future building so that buildings may be put up at any time when necessary or desired without difficulty or inconvenience.

Though we may not build Professors’ houses just now, yet