'Persia and the Persian Question by the Hon. George Nathaniel Curzon, M.P.' [‎419] (476/714)

THE SHAH ROYAL FAMILY-MINISTERS 4,9
younger son of the Shah came in, a nice little boy of eight years
His" etC" 1 '.'(i™ ' velvet coat and an immense diamond buckle
-His gI ugi brother ^ppoctrGcl to lip i i? i •
the lad as he talked 7 ^ 0f hlm ' a " a care ^d
His ap- of Ins eyes detracts from the Qmn^f
pearance ] ■, e ' sma rt appearance that lie
and con- has commonly been made to present n i!
versation and his fppfnvao „ present ill photographs;
and ins teatuies wear an expression of mingled htnhomie
flow of language and constant laughter TWi™ ' t
stereotyped conversational overture that he ih & 7"? ^
would be the friend of England " J" thT^ntof of Tr ^
tion and to whose interests he had devotprl 1" r-r i l vi i^.i
say that he thought Lord Salisbury's Governme.rt theVeT' Z!"
world, and hoped it would remain in office for ever On th "V!
hand he considered Lord Randolnli PI i -n other
rather troublesome. I asked hlm^hat tf "fn'T l0ya1 ' a, " i
1 p e. 1 inning the conversation on to general nnHHr^ vi
Which he seemed creditably familiar, and on tn / f '
peace aud war, he expressed sentiments unfavourabte to thTt ^
greatest ne.ghbouring Powers. On the other hand he told a
Russian officer of my acquaintance, upon one occas ^n tha J
was eager'y awaiting the Russians; and Mr. Stack, in his 'excellent
k, relates a story that casts similar doubt noon mq a i um
professions. It is suDnosed that l • i on his Anglophile
favour of the English as against their
recommends an applicatio! of the sale c^^ttoT
en proceeded to pass an elaborate panegyric on the e-oorl
. cure, and no one was oppressed or murdered ran i"
wbch m these respects, it is still not too ^1^X7 6
follow). Persia he depicted as ' hungering and thirsting for cmlla
em0tl0nS of 7>7 dubious existence, which I qu JL
Months in Persia, vol. ii. p. 27