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** and unacquainted with the world : he does not fee to the bottom of things- 

 i( This bufinefs is a deception: when an enemy is weak and diftrefted, 

 " there is no conceffion that he will not make, and, in the way of negocia- 

 " tion, will fwear to any thing; but oaths are not chains, they are only* 

 " words. After reducing an enemy to this extremity, if you let him ef- 

 " cape, do you think he will not feize the firff. opportunity to recover his 

 " loft honour and power ? At prefent we maybe faid" to -have the whole 

 •* Decan at our mercy: when can we hope for another conjuncture fo fa- 

 " vourable ? By one effort we get this thorn out of our fides for ever. — - 

 " Let the Navab have a little patience :.- I will wait upon him myfelf, and* 

 " confult what. is beft.to.be. done.!'' 



After this anfwer, I left Nujeib^ul-Dowlah, and' returned to my mafU 

 ter, to whom I repeated all that had pafUd, affuring him that Nujeib-ul— 

 Dowlah would never be brought to agree to any terms cf pacification* 



As foon.as I had left Nujeib-ul-Dqwlah, though it was the middle of 

 the night, he went immediately to the Shah, and informed him of what 

 had paffed. '* All the chiefs (faid he) are inclined to make peace with the 

 44 Mahrattas, but I think it by no means advifable. The Mahrattas are the 

 38 thorn of Hindojlan .;■ if they were, out of the way, this empire might be 

 " your Maj.efty's, whenever you fhould pleafe, Doasfeemsfit toyourfelfs 

 •' for my own part I am a foldier of fortune, and can make terms with* 

 9 * whatever party may prevail. s} j 



The Shah replied, " You fay truly : X approve of your counfel, and' will; 

 "_notliften to any thing in oppofition to it, Shujah-ul-Dowlah i& 





