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story, but what was intended we could not make 

 out. No doubt the story or legend was traditional 

 and well known to the people, as the ring outside, 

 and the four spearmen, with their tall glittering 

 weapons, gazed in silent delight, while to us it soon 

 became excessively dull and tiresome. There was 

 nothing whatever indecorous in any part of the 

 representation, although the girls themselves are, 

 by their profession, considered as courtezans, 



The Rongo was again very particular to-day in 

 his inquiries regarding England, and particularly 

 as to the Chinese war. He told us that there were 

 Chinese advertisements, or gazettes, circulated 

 among the Chinese residing in Java, setting forth 

 the injustice of the war on the part of the English, 

 and also that they had been signally defeated on all 

 occasions. Seeing me this evening busy writing in 

 a note-book, he immediately guessed that I was 

 writing a book which I intended to publish in 

 England, and begged that I would take down his 

 name and title in full, that it might be known to 

 the English people. I here beg to fulfil my pro- 

 mise, as far as in me lies, and introduce to tho 

 reader Sumowijoyoh, Rongo de Lamajang. 



The people in this part of the country did not 

 sensibly differ from those of Sourabaya and the neigh- 

 bourhood, either in appearance or dress. They are 

 of the middle height, or rather under than above it, 

 of a broad and stout make, with large limbs, broad, 

 good-tempered countenances, frequently intelligent, 



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