Storia do Mogor 98.6

98.6

I know not how it was with the others who were present when this was done, but certainly I felt it much. I knew the dignity with which Shahjahan had lived when he was free and Emperor of Hindustan, above all, when one remembered that I'tibar Khan was formerly [55] a slave of this same Shahjahan, by whom he was given to Aurangzeb. This faithful eunuch made it his boast to do such-like things to Shahjahan : One day while a number of us were present and conversing, he (Shahjahan) sent him (I'tibar Khan) two violins he used, asking for them to be repaired and sent inside again as quickly as possible. The eunuch did not trouble himself about having them repaired ; then three days afterwards Shahjahan sent to inquire whether they were mended. At this the eunuch flew into a rage, and with a vinegary face, sent them off to be repaired. Thus it was only after eight days that they were returned.