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 was that the man spent a great part of his college hours in sweet sleep, and the other was that Madan Mohan Tarkalankar was far more qualified than Sarvananda Vidyavagis. It was quite against Vidyasagar's nature to show undue favour in the discharge of his public duties.

About this time, a great calamity befel Vidyasagar. His fourth brother, Hara Chandra, a lad of 12 years, had come to Calcutta to prosecute his studies. This boy was the most intelligent of all the brothers, and was, therefore, a great favourite with Vidyasagar. Shortly after his arrival, he was seized with Cholera, which took him away from this vicious world. Vidyasagar's grief at the untimely death of his beloved brother was excessive. He was so much afflicted, that for several months he hardly ate anything or slept in the night. His health broke down. When the sad news of her dear little son's death reached the unfortunate mother, her grief knew no bounds. She was quite disconsolate. She gave up food and sleep, and wept day and night. Vidyasagar sent his brother, Dinabandhu, with the other younger brothers, to his mournful, disconsolate mother to console her. After the lapse of nearly six months, when the keenness and severity of her grief had somewhat lessened, Vidyasagar again fetched his brothers back to Calcutta.

Some time after this mournful incident, Vidyasagar had a great disagreeable friction with