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but they objected to the use of them, and pre- 

 ferred sitting on the deck with their legs crossed. 

 A carpet was therefore brought out for their con- 

 venience ; and Cookooga, on returning to the 

 king, told him of the beautiful carpet he had 

 seen on his visit. The king modestly asked me 

 for this carpet, saying it was to be zany or cloth ; 

 and I, supposing it to be a tablecloth that the 

 king meant, readily promised that he should 

 have it. On Cookooga coming down to the 

 vessel, I was astonished to see that he pointed 

 out the carpet, which I was very unwilling to 

 part with, and felt very angry with him for 

 calling it a cloth : however, as I had promised 

 the king should have it, I sent it, but re- 

 quested Cookooga never to fancy anything else 

 for his royal master. Since that time he had 

 kept out of my sight until to-day, when he com- 

 plained of headach, &c. 



After seeing Cookooga, I joined the queen, and 

 partook of some Goora nuts and palm-wine ; 

 after which I took my departure. On my pass- 

 ing through the yard, I witnessed a clirious and 

 novel procession, composed of about a hundred 

 and fifty young girls, several of them the king's 

 daughters, the remainder being the queen's 



