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 of his express injunctions to the contrary. No tuition-fee was charged from the poor students. Some taking advantage of the fact defrauded him. Backed by the recommendation of a man of condition who testified to his indigence, a lad entered the school as a free student. Some time after his expensive, handsome clothes attracting Vidyasagar's notice, he learnt that he was a near relative of that rich man. Blazing up, he expelled the culprit, to make an example of him.

He often paid surprise visits and walked into the classes, deadening his footsteps, to listen to the teachers and to see if the boys were attentive. This had the beneficial effect of keeping them all mindful of their work. Nothing that could contribute to the happiness of his men was too trivial for his notice. When the old porter of the institution died of carbuncle and Vidyasagar came to know that no medical aid had been given him, he engaged a doctor for the college to prevent future negligence. Under his personal