You undertook certain work, and you have to the best of your powers carried it out; and it is not because you consider that the information you sent me is not sufficiently valuable that you have, in any way, failed to carry out your part of the contract.
"I consider it of very great value.

In the first place because, as I have said, it relieved me from anxiety as to the Nizam's intentions of increasing his army; and in the second place, it eased my mind by showing that neither Scindia nor Holkar was intriguing with Bombay, which knowledge is worth a crore of rupees to me.
"It is the first time, sir, since I have taken part in politics, that anyone has offered to return money he has received on the ground that he had not sufficiently earned it; or indeed, upon any other ground, whatever.

Your doing so has confirmed my opinion of the honesty of your people, and I would that such a feeling were common among my countrymen, here.

No negotiations can be carried on, no alliance can be formed, without a demand for a large sum of money, or for an addition of territory.

All our petty wars are waged, not on a question of principle, but entirely from greed.
"Let us say no more about it.