RAJA AMBONG. 69 
your’s no doubt betokens that some one else has taken your 
betrothed wife, and that your strength will not avail against his 
in any struggle to regain her’. MAMBANG BONGSU left his 
father’s presence feeling as if sentence of death had been 
pronounced on him, but he started at once alone for the 
kingdom of MAYANG MANGGI, which he reached on the eighth 
day after setting out. Then the first thing that he saw was 
the Batara Saludang Mayang \ying moored at the Raja’s 
private landing-place, with her anchor cable secured to one of 
the posts of the palace of the Princess. Feeling sure that this 
was the vessel of his rival, he went on board, and walked to 
the bow, so alarmingly huge in bulk that CHE ALANG 
ran hastily to the stern to balance him. In a few words 
CHE ALANG scornfully referred him to Raja AMBONG, 
who, he said, was even then waiting for him in the Princess’ 
palace, and quite ready to try conclusions with him. The 
enraged giant jumped on shore, and it seemed as if the 
whole country was tipped upon one side as he alighted (seper- 
ti-kan ter-singit negri itu). Making his way to the Raja’s 
palace, he remained on the plain outside, while he sent a mes- 
sage to Raja AMBONG to say that he awaited him there. The 
Princess and her maidens went out to him, carrying refresh- 
ments of all kinds, but he haughtily declined everything in 
the following characteristic speech :— 
elict, tuan putri MAYANG MANGGI, ada-pun aku kamari 
ini bukan-nia karana rindu dan dendam akan rupa paras ang- 
kau dan bukan-nia karana ka-lapar-an nasi dan bukan-nia 
karana lapar penganan dan bukan-nia karana dahaga ayer, 
aku kamari ini handak menudong ka-malu-an dan menyapu 
arang di muka aku dan serta handak mengadu ka-sakti-an aku 
‘dengan laki-laki yang ada di-dalam mahligei angkau itu, 
jikalau sunggoh iya anak laki-laki yang lebih ka-sakti-an 
angkau suroh-kan turun deri-pada mahligei itu kamari di- 
tengah padang ini me-makan jamu-an yang telah aku sedia- 
kan ini dan aku pun sedia menanti handak ménérima jamu-an 
laki-]laki yang tiada ber-budi itu.” 
So the Princess returned to the palace and wakened Raja 
AMBONG, who was asleep. He immediately got ready and 
went out to the plain where his adversary was awaiting him. 
