Hello,

After reading Bell's Standard Elocutionist, Gandhi ji realised that he was pursuing a false ideal because he was not going to spend his lifetime in England. So, it was useless to learn elocution and dancing.

He realised that he was a student and should go on with his studies to qualify himself to join the inns of court. He declared that a character could make him a true gentleman otherwise he should forget the ambition.

Thus, Gandhi ji eventually gave up.

Hope it helps.

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