Kim has a hard time fitting into St. Xavier’s. Despite his good will and sociability, the Headmaster dislikes him and so do the white-skinned students who treat him and the other Indian boys as pariahs. The leader of the “racist” white-skinned boys attacks Kim. Julian doesn’t step in to defend him, despite Kim saved him from the bandits. Even to the point that he denies that it ever happened and supports Kim’s enemies in order to be accepted in the group. The white students even show their hostility to the Indian ones, who have become a group with Kim, during class. The Headmaster, who is also the Science teacher, does nothing to stop it. Whereas the young English teacher, who is charmed by Kim’s personality, decides to put an end to the controversy between the two groups (the Indians and the British) through a sports competition. The teacher plans a cricket match, but Kim changes the rules into his own and transforms the game into a football match.