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his visit the Reform struggle was at its fiercest, and 

 he took the greatest interest in the events of the 

 time. He became acquainted with Dr. Carpenter, 

 and was introduced by him to his family. Mary was 

 delighted with him. She listened eagerly to all that 

 he had to say about India, and especially about the 

 condition of the women there, and she longed to go 

 out and see whether it was not possible to do some- 

 thing to help them. Of course it was not possible. 

 She had the school to attend to, and her parents 

 needed her help ; but the idea was kept in reserve, 

 and was acted on years after. 



Rammohun Roy died a little more than two years 

 after his arrival in England, when he was about fifty- 

 three years of age. He overworked himself, and was 

 attacked by a fever, which proved fatal. His death 

 was a great shock to the friends who loved him, and 

 who hoped he would have done great things for India. 

 To no one was it a greater trouble than to Mary 

 Carpenter. She mourned for him deeply, and the 

 remembrance of his honesty and his earnestness re- 

 mained to influence all her life. 



Dr. Tuckerman was a very different man. He 

 was an American, who for twenty-five years had been 

 working amongst the poor, doing all he could to help 

 them. His home was in Boston, and he had come to 

 England for the benefit of his health. Like all good 

 men of his kind, he had heard of Dr. Carpenter, and 

 felt sure of sympathy from him and his friends. Very 



