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क्रुश्कूभांड्रौ नांप्रेक् । 8ve long practice. So you must not be very severe upon poor me. If spared, perhaps, I shall yet do better I am truly happy that you like the play upon the whole I hope Jotinder Baboo and our Manager will sail in the same boat with you. The style of criticism you bring to bear upon the play, is the very highest possible ; such an aesthetic storm would sink the ship of every dramatist in the world, save and except Shakespere; and even he would suffer considerable damage A WORD ABOUT THE SCENES : - . I am very fond of busy and varied scenes ; and as for the French idea of not allowing one set of actors to retire and introduce another, I have no great respect for it, and yet I like to preserve 'unity of place' and, as far as I can, that of time also. Examine each act and you will find unity of place if not of time. Your letter fills my heart with hope. I fancy you can move the Chota Rajah, if yon really wish it. As for Jotinder Baboo, his enthusiasm requires little pushing from behind. If these two gentlemen like it, they can make this an age of glory in the literary annals of their country Let them but seriously encourage the drama, and they will see wonders If not, we must strike our heads and say, -'alas born an age too soon' I am quite ready to undertake another drama, but this must be acted first. We ought to take up Indo mussulman subjects. The Mahomedans are a fiercer race than ourselves, and would afford splendid oppor