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particularly in his self-revealing Persian verses,
the product of his riper years of meditation,
which are permeated by the spirit and teaching of
the Qur'an.

As tastes and habits illustrate personality, I
will mention some of Sir Nizamat Jung's. He
was .seldom idle ; he was always quietly indulging
in some pleasing recreation.

" To watch growing plants has always been
a source of delight to me. Growth has its
fascination—when we see the marvel of two
tender leaves bursting out of a decaying seed,
then becoming greener and tougher and sending
out of their joint other leaves and stems that
gradually assume the form of a tree with up-
right and lateral branches. A few years, and
we see a giant come out of a tiny shell. It is
one of Nature's miracles."

" Some of my trees are my time-keepers.
I age myself by them. I can trace the growth
and decline of my youth in them ; they mark
events and renew associations. Some of them
have a patriarchal dignity which is very en-
couraging to me in my advancing years, and
their calm endurance through changing seasons
is an inspiration to me/' "—•-- "" "
" I like to see fl.owers.growing in wild luxu-
riance in Nature's own pell-mell fashion. Even