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Rh ward your wishes, but I see a great difficulty in the matter. I am sure the Government of India would not listen to the proposal of founding a Sanskrit Professorship in the Presidency College on so high a salary. But I shall consult Mr. Atkinson on the general question without mentioning your name. * * *

"Yours truly Sd. "C. Beadon."

Vidyasagar then addressed to Beadon the following letter:—

"The Hon'ble Sir Cecil Beadon.

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"When I wrote to you about the Sanskrit Professorship I was under the impression, that the creation of such an appointment had been settled and that the place was entirely in your gift. But as it appears from your favour of the 9th ultimo that there is likely to be great difficulty in the matter, and as it is farthest from my wish to put you to any sort of inconvenience on my personal account, I most gladly withdraw my request. You need not trouble yourself any further on the subject.

"Hoping to be excused for the trouble.

"I remain, "Yours sincerely (Sd.) "Isvar Chandra Sarma."

So here ended his desires and attempts to re-enter the Public Service. He no more thought of