1 502 THEY TAKE LEAVE OF THE PRINCE.
2 leave of Prince Taimur, who was living in a
3 confined place in the outer court of the palace.
4 As we had long been together, the parting
5 scene with him was very painful; both parties
6 could not suppress a deep sigh as they sepa-
7 ‘rated, and heartily wished well to each other.
8 The Shah Zada is a very good man, and
9 popular; but he is thought to be too good and.
10 inexperienced in the ways of the world to
11 make a statesman. Spectator as he is of the
12 passing events, it is hoped that his mind may
13 improve.*
14 * « The prince is kind in the extreme, and has on
15 several occasions sent me lumps of hardened snow to
16 apply to my temples when throbbing with pain. His
17 attentions to Maule, for whom he has taken a fancy, are
18 unbounded, and day after day large trays of fruit and ice
19 are brought to him with the prince’s salaam. It is a pity
20 he is so deficient in energy, as his whole nature is replete
21 with the milk of human kindness; and without it he will
22 never be able to control the tumultuous passions of the
23 turbulent Afghans, should it ever be his lot to rule over
24 them. Consequent. on the events that have lately oc-
25 curred in Afghanistan, the prince is again a pensioner of
26 the British Government in India.”—Barr’s Journal,
27 pp. 358-55.