জীবন-চরিত । و ۹ 8 I must now conclude. I hope you have not changed your mind as to your contemplated Durga-puja-visit. Believe me, Ever your affectionate Michael M. S. Dutt. নিম্নলিখিত পত্ৰখানি কৃষ্ণকুমারী সমাপ্ত করিবার পরে লিখিত । পাঠক ইহাতে মধুসূদনের প্রথম চতুৰ্দশপদী কবিতা দেখিতে পাইবেন । মাতৃভাষার সম্বন্ধে তাহার মনের ভােব ক্ৰমশঃ কিরূপ পরিবৰ্ত্তিত হইয়াSTDS sBD BBDBB DDB BDD DDB BDDBBBDDDS সপ্তাত্রিংশ পত্ৰ । Sunday, My dear Rajnarain, Several weeks ago I forwarded to your address the Second Book of Meghnad. How is it that you have not yet said a single word to me about it I hope the packet reached, you safe. I have finished my Tragedy on the death of the Rajput Princess Kissen Kumari. Babu J. M. Tagore and his fricnds have got hold of it and it will be shortly printed. They speak of it in a very flattering manner. But you must judge for yourself. I have resumed Meghanad and am working away at the Third Book. If spared, I intend to lengthen this poem to ten Books and make it as complete an epic as I can. The subject is truly heroic ; only the Monkeys spoil the joke-but I shall lopk to them. I also intend to publish the first five Books as soon as can finish them, without waiting to complete the Poem Let the public have a taste of it before the
