History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v2.c25.s1.12

v2.c25.s1.12

But the situation was saved by Aurangzib’s wonderful coolness and Shuja’s hesitation. Shuja received Jaswant’s message, heard of the tumult, but did not leave his own camp at night, fearing it might be a mere ruse contrived between Aurangzib and Jaswant to lure him on to destruction! So great was Aurangzib’s repute for writing feigned letters, making false professions, and practising all the stratagems of war and policy, that Shuja durst not take advantage of his seeming distress. The general who hesitates is lost; the psychological moment passed away, never to return.