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headway against Asaf Khan’s advocacy, and in the end
Jehangir administered a sharp reproof to his son and
directed him to allow the presents to be sent up to Roe with­
out being touched and also to give the ambassador such
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privileges as were fit.
The victory was so complete that Roe was content to seek
a little relaxation at Ahmedabad, where an English factory
had been established, while Jehangir pushed forward into
Cambay to obtain his first glimpse of the ocean. Simul­
taneously with the ambassador’s progress westward an
j agent of Noor Mahal was speeding to Surat to take advan­
tage of the arrangement come to about the selection of
novelties. Roe thought the enterprising lady’s haste
strange, but he forwarded instructions that her envoy
should have every consideration on the ground that the
opportunity, if discreetly used, might turn out to the Com­
pany’s advantage.

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