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carried away by retainers and servants, and that
though he knew or suspected it, he never allowed
a sign or a word to escape him that might hurt
anyone. If at any time such a matter was
brought to his notice, he remarked carelessly,
' Yes, such things do happen in a palace/

" He never wore any jewels on his own
person except on rare occasions. His native
dignity seemed to regard such baubles as unbe-
coming. His manner of living was, in some ways,
like that of a poor man. He lived at the Purani
Havaili in a small unfurnished room overspread
with a white floor-cloth and he usually slept on a
simple white linen sheet with a small pillow under
his head. His dress indoors used to be fine white
muslin, and he changed it every day and never
wore the same clothes twice because they were
to be given away to servants.
* * *
" I have heard on good authority that at the
Coronation Durbar at Delhi m 1902, the austere
simplicity of his costume and absence of jewels on
his person attracted attention. Some Raja said
to him that it was surprising to see him unadorn-
ed when so many of his order were ^beladen
with jewels. The Nizam in his quiet manner
observed, pointing to some of his great nobles who
were present, " These are the Hyderabad jewels
I have around me/' It was a pointedly signifi-
cant remark considering that his Paigah nobles