 Lansdowne visited Agra in November 1890 . He and the Munshi met , and Lansdowne arranged for Karim to be seated with the viceregal staff during a durbar . Lansdowne met both the Munshi and Waziruddin privately , and Lady Lansdowne met his wife and mother @-@ in @-@ law , who were smuggled into the Viceroy 's camp in secrecy to comply with rules of purdah . 
