Siyar al-mutaʾakhkhirin 42.23.8

42.23.8

This man, who fell into so much disgrace for a whole year, is the man of whom Hashem-aaly-qhan-qhafi, the historian, writes this singular anecdote in his diary : " I was," says he, " in Saadet-qhan's company at the very time when he became entrusted with the custody of the jewels he had sent from Haider-abad. His friends observed to him repeatedly that, as there was not amongst those jewels any note signed by Abool-hassen, of either their weight, colour or respective prices, it was in his power to enrich himself at once by keeping up the number, and substituting a few stones of lesser value." The man declined the expedient, and swore he would be faithful to the very last.