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Has an attack of Dysentery—Recovers—Wins a scholarship—Tenderness of his heart—Respect for elders—Affection for the younger brothers—Enters the Smriti class—Passes the law committee examination.60–74.

CHAPTER VI.

further studies—conclusion of school life.

Isvar Chandra secures a post of Judge Pundit—Declines the offer—Enters the Vedanta class—Wins prizes at essay-writing—Shows strength of mind—Enters the Nyaya class—Wins prizes in ready money—Officiates as Second Teacher of Grammar—Passes the final examination creditably and wins the title of Vydyasagar—Displays abilities at composition—Wins a prize of one hundred rupees for poetical composition.74–84.

CHAPTER VII.

entrance into the world: first appointment

First appointment as Head Pandit of the Fort William College—The Fort William College—Mr. Marshall, Secretary to the College—Vidyasagar's Independence of spirit—Begins to learn English and Hindi simultaneously—Doctor Durga Charan Banarji—Raj Narayan Basu—Nilmadhav Mukharji—Ananda Krishna Basu—Amrita Lal Mitra—Srinath Ghosh—Raja Radha-Kanta Dev Bahadur—Connection with Tattvabodhini Sabha and Patrika—Devendra Nath Tagore—Akshay Kumar Dutt—Paper Committee—Vidyasagar commences publishing a translation of the Mahabharat—Kali Prasanna Sinha's translation of the Mahabharat—Akshay Kumar Dutta's pension—Brahma Samaj—Syama Charan Sarkar—Raj Krishna Banarji—Madanmohan Tarkalankar—Dvaraka Nath Vidyabhushan—Giris Chandra Vidyaratna—Rasamay Datta—Dr. Mouat, Secretary to the Council of Education.85–109.