In her journal, the Queen writes that she made this change so that he would stay: "I particularly wish to retain his services as he helps me in studying Hindustani, which interests me very much, & he is very intelligent & useful."
Dalam buku hariannya, Sri Ratu mencatat bahwa perubahan ini ia lakukan agar Karim merasa betah: "Aku secara khusus ingin untuk tetap memanfaatkan jasa-jasanya karena ia membantuku mempelajari bahasa Hindustan, yang sangat menarik bagiku, ia pun sangat cerdas dan berguna."