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 of his pay, and what with a desire to oblige Rassomoy Babu, he accepted the post of the Assistant Secretary to the Sanskrit College, and joined his new appointment in a few days.

Before leaving the Fort William College, he called on Mr. Marshall, and, among other things, said:—'Sir, if there should be friction of opinion, or disagreement of any kind, I shall have to resign my post there, for it is quite against my nature to tolerate injustice or anything of the kind, for the sake of my private interest. I am not anxious on my own account, but I am afraid, lest my dear father should suffer want, or feel any inconvenience, when I am thrown out of employment. I would, therefore, request you to take in my younger brother to my present post. He is a good scholar and well-qualified for the office.' Dinabandhu Nyayratna, Vidyasagar's younger brother, was accordingly appointed Head Pandit of the Fort William College.

The Sanskrit College of those days was very different from what it is at the present time. Everything in the College was irregular. Neither the professors, nor the students, observed any regularity of time in attending and leaving the College. They came to the College and left it at their pleasure. Most of the teachers, though not all of them, spent the first part of the day in sweet slumber, and lectured their pupils only in the latter part. Vidyasagar's first business, on joining his