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some fresh favour was shown. I had the
privilege of sharing his joy with him on some of
these occasions. He had my sincere sympathy
in his troubles in later years, of which very few
people knew anything.
The time came in 1918 when he and I had to
work together. I found him reasonable and
patient and willing to accept advice. From
time to time I discovered qualities in him which
deserved praise, though he did not put them out
on show. Self-knowledge and that of the ^world
made him more humble as he advanced in life;
the vain glitter of rank and power receded from
his sight; and the inherent nobility of his nature
asserted itself more and more.
From his original post as Private Secretary
to Salar Jung the Second he had gradually risen
to be Political Secretary and then Political Minister
to the Nizam's Government. He was a trusted
counsellor of His Exalted Highness, but there
was never seen in him the slightest trace of self-
importance—to say nothing of the self-assertion
or arrogance of office.
He was neither selfish nor ambitious in the
usual sense of the words. Free from envy
and jealousy, he was in nobody's way and found
nobody in his. He was a large-hearted man and
rather liked to pull people up than to thrust
them down, and though he liked to be liked, he
was not a patron of toadies !
He .was almost like a child in genuine feeling
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