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The Father : " I have opposed thee to the utmost, but 

 now I must not prevent thy going — thou goest far away like 

 dying men — strong guards (or companions) are now required 



take the children of the Govatala Chetti, of Anjuwannam 



and of the Manigrama, people who, together with ourselves, 

 are the four (classes of) colonists in the four towns." (^§0 

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" They took of the four classes of colonists, the sons (or 

 servants) of the town-lord in that country, fourteen com- 

 panions, a noble household, not to be outwitted (or defeated) 

 by any in this country (and, says the son) <f though I should 

 be dragged by the foot, I shall return (to-morrow) to Cachil- 

 patnam, nor shall this eye sleep (to-night.)" 



Upon this the father advises them to take some merchan- 

 dize along with them in the ship as for a fair, and the poem, 



