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Rh He was so much offended that for some time he could not utter a single word. After a long silence he pointed to the portrait of Raja Ram Mohan Ray hanging on the walls, and said;—'Throw it away at once.' With this, he left the place in great haste. After this incident, Vidyasagar never more entered into his friend's house. The two very rarely met. But the mournful news of Rama Prasad Ray's death moved him to a flood of tears. Both were men of great abilities and talents, and naturally had a sincere attraction of their hearts.

In 1862, appeared his Vyakarana Kaumudi, Part IV., which was his last Sanskrit Grammatical work dressed in Bengali.

In the course of this year, there took place several marriages of Hindu widows in different parts of the country. Of these, one was celebrated in Calcutta. The bride and bridegroom both belonged to the highest class of Hindus. All these marriages were celebrated at Vidyasagar's expense. He had now no other income than what accrued from his Press and publications. We have already said that it was quite inadequate to meet his heavy outlays. Consequently he had to obtain money on loans. Besides, he borrowed 10,000 rupees on Michael M. Datta's account, which the latter being unable to repay, Vidyasagar paid off out of his own pocket, which will be noticed in the next chapter.