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I generally accompanied him ; foi- though the Dutch are Prot- 

 estants, they do not observe Sunday in the rigid manner 

 practiced in England and English colonies. The Governor 

 of the place has his public reception every Sunday evening, 

 Avheu card-playing is the regular amusement. 



On December 13th I went on board a prau bound for the 

 Aru Islands, a journey which will be described in the latter 

 part of this work. 



On my return, after a seven months' absence, I visited an- 

 other district to the north of Macassar, which will form the 

 subject of the next chapter. 



