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building of HILLFORT and his frequent excur-
sions into the domain .of poetry, brought to
light, impressed me as an uncommon gift. Be-
sides this, his wide range of reading, as eviden-
ced by the books in his library to which I had
access, his interest in all great,literature and in
the history of great nations past and present,
and more than everything else, his instinctive
righteousness which made him appear at times
as a severe and outspoken critic of the doings of
1 men, increased the fascination which I felt daily
growing upon me.
We cannot know a man without knowing
what his feelings were, how his spirit responded
to the universe of things and facts around him,
how it flowed from his heart towards fellow-
beings, how they were influenced by its current
going out towards them. This is the real test
^of personality at its best, and it has a mysterious
power which people cannot but feel. It is not
the big outward facts of life that make the real
man ; it is some subtle power within him. I
have felt this in his presence. The attraction
of his personality also lies in his broad sympa-
thies, by which he rises above sectarian pre-
judice. When men of other religions meet him,
I they are soon made to feel that there is no reli-
( gious barrier between the parties/'
Such was the sincere opinion of those who
knew him ; but people of Hyderabad who did
not know him well, did not seem to be quite at
ease when approaching him. His reserved manner