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নীলমণিক O ৰাস পরিয়া থাকেন ? সে গুলি তাহাদেরে চমৎকার মানায়।” ও আমার BBBD BDD S zBBD DDDD BDD D D D TBD লিখিয়াছিলেন তাহাতে প্ৰশংসার অবধি ছিল না । তিনি মনে করিতেন, DDDDBBDS DBD DBDB DBBD DDBB BDBuBB DDD S S পুস্তকের বিস্তৃত সম্মালোচনা করিয়া এক জায়গায় লিখিয়াছিলেন, “সুন্দরী, জেদ্যপরায়ণ দুর্ভাগা এবং বিপথগামিনী রাণী চরিত্রের শেষ LD DD BYYK gBD DBBgu BE LDD DDD D DDD S to go back to your most interesting and fascinating pages.” But what interests me most is the fact that you retell the story in exactly the same fashion as Jules Lematfe tells the ancient legends of classical antiquity and of the Semetic East, with a pious delight and belief in their charm and beauty, and power to give solace to the poor puzzled mortals. Like M. Lemaître your tale has the additional delight of humour. That is a very delightful passage in which your little goddesses shew of their jewels and lough at Sati's barkdress and rudraksa bracelet and do you know that in the Pacific islands the pretty girls still wear the most lovely bark-dresses which are extremely becoming P' t "There is an element of self-portraiture in your very vivid picture of Nilnanik." As for poor little Rani, wiiful, beautiful erring, unhappy, that scene of the poor girl's death is one of the most touching and significant things I have read for many along day.'