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56 revenue will require much management and a very gentle hand;' and from what he hears, 'more is to be done by economy, than can possibly be effected by enlarging the collections.'

About this time Hastings received a letter of advice and congratulation from the friend to whose influence he owed, in part, his new appointment. In the spirit of a master writing to a former pupil, Lord Clive exhorted the new Governor to set the public interest above all private claims, to trust his own judgment rather than that of others, to plan carefully and act daringly in time of danger; 'never entertaining a thought of miscarrying till the misfortune actually happens,' and even then setting to work upon new schemes, 'with an opinion that time and perseverance will get the better of everything .'