Siyar al-mutaʾakhkhirin 24.2.7

24.2.7

with which order those poor men thought proper to comply, and henceforward they remained without performing their duty and without bread. Verse — " Have patience ; every one shall have his turn for five days." As to Mirza-cazem's views of supplanting Shytab-ray in the business of speaker or Agent of Lord Clive's, they totally miscarried. Shytab-ray's good manners, and flowing language, together with his penetration, and keenness of genius, had gained so much on the Lord's heart ; and he had impressed his mind with so deep a sense of gratitude for the services he had rendered the Company and the English Commanders, to whom he bore a sincere attachment, that Mirza-cazem missed the office which he aimed at, and returned with his protector without obtaining his ends. However, he became instrumental in putting an end to Aaly-hibrahim-qhan's exile. For although this nobleman enjoyed much consideration with the Vezir and his Minister, nevertheless he lived uneasy on account of his being deprived of his friends and country ; and he became now desirous of returning to Bengal, chiefly through the persuasion of the said Mirza. This gentleman, who remembered how instrumental that refugee nobleman had once been in screening him from the blaze of Mir-cassem's resentment ;