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 foresight in not foolishly suppressing all these signs of boyish pranks, perhaps thinking that they would disappear as years roll on and the pent-up energies find a fitting channel to flow out. Nevertheless, sometimes they flew into a passion and wanted to chastise and rate him. On these occasions he fled to the unfailing protection of an indulgent grandmother who, like all grandmothers, idolised him.

After finishing the course of study offered by the village school, he accompanied his father to Calcutta to receive higher education. The lad of eight footed the whole distance of over fifty miles and managed to learn the English numerical figures from the mile-stones. On their arrival they put up at Barabazar in the house of an old and valued friend Babu Jagaddurlav Singha. Thakurdas was always out on his calling from nine at morn till the same hour at night. During his absence the little one was looked after by the ladies of the family, particularly by Raimoni, who was invariably