Siyar al-mutaʾakhkhirin 19.13.2

19.13.2

He left him at the outer door, and having advanced forwards, and made a profound bow, he took his post as Vezir, at the Prince's left hand; after him stood Byram-qhan, Medar-ed-doula, and Yahia-qhan, with a few other noblemen that had come with the Vezir. My father in his right of Paymaster-General, stood at the Prince's right hand, and immediately after him stood Munnir-ed-doula, then myself; next to me a number of noblemen and Generals of the Prince's Court. The General on getting in his place, commenced mentioning Radja Ram-narain, and making his eulogium. "He is" said he, "a Gentoo very intelligent, and of a conciliating "mind. He speaks Persian grammatically, and, there appears so "much sense and wisdom in everything he says, that I have "made him my Divan, and my Deputy at Ilah-abad." The Prince, whether from having heard of my proposal, or from his own good sense, answered in these very words : As you have been so very little time together, how does it happen that he is become your trusty man at once ? On this Medar-ed-doula answered, by passing a general encomium upon the Radja's fidelity, and upon his attachment and zeal to the Imperial service. At these words Mirza-issac, intent on cutting some figure at any rate, broke forth and enumerated anew all his good qualities ; and he went so far as to pledge himself for his fidelity and his submission to the Imperial pleasure.