of official eminence. The second is that he did
not take advantage of his high official position
to help himself or those near and dear to him.
In!act one of the charges levelled against him by
his detractors is that he had done no good to his
own people. What greater compliment could be
paid to him ?
In a world of intrigues he kept himself aloof ;
but that is not all. He kept himself occupied
jwith higher things—religion, morals, philoso-
' phy, poetry, literature—all leading him
towards unostentatious public service. He re-
mained unaffected by the atmosphere around him
which was often surcharged with noxious but
tempting awards. That he resisted these, is not
the whole truth : his example inspired others to
despise them. That is surely some achievement.
Of Nizamat Jung's youth I know very little ;
I have drawn his picture as I have known him.
" Now that my life is coming to a peaceful
end, " he wrote to me only last year, "like a slow
silent river gliding towards the sea, I feel that it
has been full of blessings, for which my gratitude
to the Giver of all things is unbounded. The
content of my life, i.e., all that it held within itself,
is such as to give me something of that satisfac-
tion which is necessary to peace of mind. There
has been much in my career to mar that feeling,
but on the whole the power to see (and if possible
to avoid) the unbecoming in conduct has saved
it."