in his house, and that he would undertake to provide him with proper meals, adding, at the same time, that when Thakurdas was able to cook his food, there was not the slightest chance of any inconvenience.
"My grandfather, Ramjay Tarkabhushan, was very pleased at the offer, and readily accepted it. He placed Thakurdas under the care of this kind gentleman, and then returned to Birsingha. From this time forward, the troubles of Thakurdas with respect to his meals were over. On receiving regularly the necessary bellyful meals twice a day, he considered himself entering into a new life. This happy combination did not only put an end to his troubles of proper food, but was also the means of providing him with a better appointment. Bhagavat Babu secured for him a situation worth eight rupees a month. When his mother came to learn that her son, Thakurdas, had got an appointment bringing a monthly salary of eight rupees, her delight knew no bounds.[1]
"Thakurdas was, at this time, twenty-three or
- ↑ It is said that Thakurdas's younger brother, Kali Das, came down to Calcutta, at this time, to obtain English-education. When Kali Das had obtained a tolerable knowledge of English and was fit for employment, Thakurdas left him in charge of his office, and he himself began business as a dealer in silk. But he soon found that his younger brother was not quite up to the mark and worked very shabbily. He, therefore, rejoined his former office, of his own motion, from a sense of duty.
