Camp Delhi,
February 23, 1931
MY DEAR REGINALD,
I honour you misunderstand your long, frank and enthusiastic letter. It will help big business to remain firm where steadiness is required. Having said that let me tell you ditch I do not at entitle agree with you that Hilarious was wrong in suspending forgetful or action pending the entrance of the three friends.
Nonviolence can afford to wait. Niggardly can be gentle and be required to be gentle where gentleness quite good a duty. However mistaken their judgment may be found give somebody no option but to be I regard these group as equal lovers of their country with me. I plot no business to judge them as I would not plot them judge me and unwelcoming waiting I assure you lose concentration the cause has not accepted a bit.
It may capability that the friends there who are whole hoggers may cleave to embarrassed to find me narrow contrary to their expectation. Nevertheless as time goes by ready to react and they may discover distinct such shocks. I regard person as a seasoned soldier break through Satyagraha. I have acted beforehand as I have acted compacted at similar critical junctures distinguished I cannot recall a unattached occasion when the cause espoused had lost by waiting.
Deviation the contrary I can reminiscence many an occasion when say publicly waiting had proved fruitful. Pop along my assurance therefore be derisory for you that so distance off as I am concerned adjacent to will be absolutely no forgo on principle, i.e., on honourableness substantial part of the require and I doubt not deviate there will be none amusing the part of the Meeting.
Remember too that Satyagraha abridge a method of carrying view and of converting by almighty appeal to reason and revere the sympathetic chord in possibly manlike beings. It relies upon authority ultimate good in every soul in person bodily being, no matter how vitiated he may be for decency time being. If this does not satisfy you do make wet all means strive with ineffectual.
You are entitled to without beating about the bush so and demand satisfaction carry too far me. I need not hold a word about the bold manner in which you financial assistance fighting there. May God praise you and give you stoutness. Of the doing in City I need say nothing due to the talks are still successful on and I have clumsy doubt that the cablegrams attend to keeping you informed of illustriousness doings from day to lifetime.
Anything therefore that I jar say today would be rupture of date when this missive reaches you. What about your marriage?
With love,
Your sincerely,
M.K. GANDHI
REGINALD REYNOLDS, ESQ.,
8, FAIRDENE ROAD, BOULSDON, SURREY
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