He kept a few horses for the races, and was present at every ball and entertainment.

At Bithoor he kept almost open house.

There was a billiard room and racquet courts, and once or twice a week there were luncheon parties, at which from twelve to twenty officers were generally present.

In all India there was no Rajah with more pronounced English tastes or greater affection for English people.

The one regret of his life, he often declared, was that his color and his religion prevented his entertaining the hope of obtaining an English wife.