When the _Brahmachari_ had
gone, Surja Mukhi, with tearful eyes, joined hands, and upturned
face, put up her petition to the Creator, saying, "Oh, supreme God, if
you are faithful, then, as I am a true wife, may this letter
accomplish its end. I knew nothing during my life save the feet of my
husband. I do not desire heaven as the reward of my devotion; this
only I desire, that I may see my husband ere I die."
But the letter did not reach Nagendra. He had left Govindpur long
before it arrived there. The messenger gave the letter to the _Dewan,_
and went away. Nagendra had said to the _Dewan_, "When I stay at any
place I shall write thence to you. When you receive my instructions,
forward any letters that may have arrived for me."
In due time Nagendra reached Benares, whence he wrote to the _Dewan_,
who sent Siva Prasad's epistle with the rest of the letters. On
receiving this letter Nagendra was struck to the heart, and, pressing
his forehead, exclaimed in distress, "Lord of all the world, preserve
my senses for one moment!"
This prayer reached the ear of God, and for a time his senses were
preserved. Calling his head servant, he said, "I must go to-night to
Ranigunj; make all arrangements.
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