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the heads of the seated people, repeated the same invoca- 

 tion as that previously used by the chief and myself outside. 

 Having finished, the white one was given to me, and walk- 

 ing up and down the place, I went through the same cere- 

 mony. After this, the white one was presented for my 

 acceptance, and another was given to my servant and 

 people. The spotted one was then held by the Orang 

 Kaya over the saucer containing the remainder of the 

 rice we had not used outside : another man cut off 

 its head with a sharp piece of bamboo ; and the bloody 

 rice was then carried out by the chief and myself, 

 who went through the praying ceremony again. This 

 finished, the gongs and tomtoms again began to 

 play, the boys being the performers. The pig, which 

 forms the principal part of the festival, was then 

 killed with a spear, and being first partially roasted 

 over a fire, was cut up into small pieces, put into 

 green bamboos, and boiled on the spot; all the 

 persons present assisting at this, to them, pleasing 

 labour. After it was put upon the fires, the people 

 all dispersed for about an hour: when they returned, 

 everything was ready to be eaten. 



I was now getting very tired of the proceedings, 

 and should have been glad to get away; but retreat, 

 without giving offence, was impossible. Everything 

 being ready, and the feast served to the seated 

 people, the fish, fowls and pig, of which it con- 

 sisted, were soon made to disappear, together with a 

 very large quantity of rice. They drank the palm 

 toddy, and finished what wine I had with me. By 



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