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 the appointed day the unhappy man trudged his weary way to court. To his surprise and delight he found that the debt had been cleared. His utmost efforts failing to unearth the name of the rescuer, he poured forth his blessings and went his way with a light heart.

Vidyasagar having no other source of income than his publications was often saddled with heavy debts. As already noted, his expenses on widow-marriages and girls' schools started by him were considerable. Some of his friends, Indian as well as European, remained staunch and true and forwarded their promised contributions regularly. Even Sir Cecil Beadon, Lieutenant-Governor of Bengal (1862-'67), sympathised with his noble efforts and sent liberal subscription. But all this was not enough to meet his ever-growing needs. Sir C. Beadon seeing his difficulties enquired whether he was willing to reenter Government service, but he replied in the negative. A year later the situation grew so grave