Well, I am not sure that it was as clear cut as this; especially in the earlier days. Even in the time of General Sir James Abbott (1807-1896), Deputy Commissioner of Hazara and founder of Abbottabad, British officers and officials sometimes adopted native dress and, especially in the absence of British women, there is even plenty of evidence that miscegenation was normal. Moreover, as an example of the opposite of the modern British delight in pouring scorn on the British in India, when Abbott retired from his post, he threw a three-day party and then he was followed by 'a large and lamenting crowd' of people.

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