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us. You will know this even to-night, and to-night you shall be free." Mahendra did not speak. Satyananda felt that he doubted him and said : " You do not seem to believe me, you may try what I say." He then went up to the door. Mahendra did not see in the dark what he did ; but he knew that he talked to somebody. When he returned Mahendra asked : " How may I try it." " You will be free even now," said Satyananda. And as he said this, the prison door flew open and a man entered the cell. " Who is Mahendra Singha," he enquired. " It is me" said Mahendra. " You have been ordered to be set free," said the man, " you may go." Mahendra was astonished ; and then thought it to be a hoax. But he meant to see what it was, and he walked out No one stopped him and he went up to the highway. In the meantime the man said to Satyananda : " My liege, why do you not go too ? It is for you that I have come." " Who are you ? " inquired Satyananda. " Are you Dhirananda Gossain ? " Dh. Yes, sire. S. How could you come to be a warder here? D. Bhabananda sent me out. Coming to the town I heard that you were in the cell and got some hemp mixed with Datura. The Khan Saheb who was mounting