A History of the Mahrattas v1.c27.26

v1.c27.26

Bussy, if he found it inconvenient to replace him in the ministry, had not even the excuse of necessity for stooping to duplicity, he had only to act on the broad principle of right, and trust to what was in his power, a strong arm and a good cause. But influenced unfortunately by the representations of an Asiatic, his conduct became entangled in the tricks and intrigue which true wisdom despises. His plans seem in this instance to have had no very definite purpose, even in his own mind, though there is abundant ground to suspect that his Dewan may have contemplated his own elevation, and played deep for the high place of Moghul minister in the Deccan.