2छ्5 3 ।। (OS) Adieu | Write to me after you have read the verses carefully. You are welcome to show them to your friends, who, I trust, are, by this time, great admirers of Blank-Verse In Calcutta, the sensation created is by no means inconsiderable. Hear what one critic says :- "I read your book with feelings of admiration and have no hestitation in affirming that its poctry is of such high order that I have never seen anything like it yet attempted in Bengali.” The writer is a Banian's assistant in a mercantile firm. It is getting late, so let me conclude. Believe me, My dear R, Yours affectionately MICHAEL M. S. DUTT. ত্ৰয়োবিংশ পত্ৰ । MY DEAR RAJ NARAIN, I received your kind letter just ten minutes ago. Where did you go to ? Or what do you mean by alighting on Terra Firma ? I am so happy you like my Meghanad. I mean to extend it to 9 risis, I have finished the second, and as Soon as I can get a copy made, you shall have it. I hope the second Book will enchant you The name is "Kett", but I have turned out one syllable. To my ears this word is not half so musical as 31st, and I don't know why I should bother myself about Sanskrit rules, I am very busy just now, so you must excuse these few lines. I was looking out with anxiety for
