to Europeans in the East India Company's civil service) fell vacant owing to the decease of the previous incumbent. Mr. Marshal, the Secretary, formerly Secretary to Sanskrit College, had early discovered the merits and abilities of Vidyasagar and rightly believed that he would be the best man for the berth. Accordingly news was sent to him and on arrival he was appointed at the close of 1841 on Rs. 50 a month. His principal duty was to examine and correct all the Sanskrit, Bengali and Hindi answer papers of the would-be civilians. He did not know Hindi but soon mastered it with the help of a private tutor. And brought thus into frequent contact with the Europeans, he thought it desirable to learn English also and repented of his previous negligence. For some years he studied it under several competent men. His first teacher Babu Durga Charan Banerji was a master of Hare School. He was made Head-Writer of Fort William College on the recommendation of Vidyasagar. Later he
