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the call of Vishveshvara.¹ I am now on a pilgrimage to the place of my Master's nativity, and after a sojourn of a few days there, I shall present myself to you. He must be made of stone whose mind does not melt at the sight of Kashi and its Lord! I feel now much improved in health. My regards to Jnanananda. I am coming as soon as I can. It all depends ultimately on Vishveshvara's will. . . . More when we meet.

                                                                                      Yours etc.,

          Vivekananda

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                                                                                      Auntpur,²

                                                                                      7th February, 1889

Dear M__ {Master Mahashaya},

Thanks a hundred thousand times, Master! You have hit Ramakrishna in the right point.

Few, alas, few understand him!

                                                                                      Yours,

          Vivekananda

PS. My heart leaps with joy-and it is a wonder that I do not go mad when I find anybody thoroughly launched into the midst of the doctrine which is to shower peace on earth hereafter.

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                                                          Shri Durga be my Refuge!

                                                                                      Baranagore,

          26th June, 1889

{original in Bengali}

Dear Sir {Pramadadas Mitra},

For sundry reasons I have been unable to write to you for long, for which please excuse me. I have now obtained news of Gangadhar. He met one of my brother-