I had no quarrel with the Company.

They added to my territory, they had promised to defend me against all attacks but, when I heard that Holkar was approaching with so vast an army, I thought that surely he would recapture Delhi, and drive you out of Agra, and perhaps down to Calcutta; or that, after taking Agra, he would turn against me.

And so, foolish man that I was, I joined him.
"And now I would fain make peace, and I pray you to go to your general, and ask what terms he will grant.

They may be hard, but I am in no position to stand out.

Ameer Khan has been chased and routed, Holkar is little better than a fugitive, and owns only his horse and saddle.