CHAP. XV. FAKE WELL VISIT FROM PRINCE AND PRINCESS. 417 



particular friends ; but when the sun became too high, and the 

 light too strong, I was obliged to cease. I insert a number of 

 engravings of these portraits, with a view of sho\\dng the 

 remarkable heads and features of the Hova race. 



Soon afterwards I received a note to say that as the coming 

 night would be the last I should spend at the capital, the 

 prince and princess would come at half-past six o'clock to 

 spend the evening with me. In the afternoon a note came 

 from Prince Eamboasalama, the nephew of the queen, and the 

 cousin of the prince, stating that he would be very glad if I 

 would take the likeness of his daughter ; but I was obliged to 

 reply that, much to my regret, my materials were all packed, 

 and it was then too late for me to comply with his wishes. 



Soon after six o'clock my English friend, the queen's secre- 

 tary, came, and at the time they had specified, the prince and 

 princess, with the adopted daughter of the latter, came, at- 

 tended by two or three female domestics. They wore plain 

 dresses of rich satin, and costly necklaces. That of the young 

 princess was of small pearls. Over their dresses they wore 

 beautiful white lambas, bordered with five broad stripes of 

 scarlet and green satin. When they took their seats at my 

 plainly furnished table, I apologised on account of most of my 

 things being packed up ; but they both assured me it was not 

 for the sake of what I could set before them, but from the 

 friendship of their hearts, that they desired to come and spend 

 the last evening with me. In partaking of my evening 

 refreshment, the ladies appeared to prefer some light crisp 

 biscuits with their tea, and declined the ham, the diviners 

 having prohibited the use of the flesh of hogs within the 

 capital; but the prince and his companions manifested no 

 scruples on that head. The prince having ordered his band 

 to attend, it was stationed in the yard outside, and played at 

 intervals during the evening. 



My visitors frequently repeated their expressions of regret 



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