Chap. XLIV. PAGAN CHIEFS AND PRIESTS. 
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than themselves, producing melodious and sonorous 
sounds from this simple and uncouth instrument. 
This was the first and only time that I became 
aware that these pagan tribes had separate priests ; 
and I felt greatly disappointed that I did not come into 
closer contact with them, nor was able to learn from 
other people what were their peculiar duties. But, 
in general, I think I am not mistaken in supposing 
that the sacerdotal functions with these tribes of the 
interior are less developed than those on the coast ; 
for as yet I had seen very little of real fetishism. In 
general the office of priest seems to be connected with 
that of chief. 
This man also received a shirt as a present; but 
it was only a white one of inferior quality, and I do 
not think he kept it very long after he had left the 
assemblage of these civilized people. 
As the price of the benevolent reception which the 
prince of Demmo had experienced, he, as is generally 
the case in these distracted communities, betrayed the 
interests of his countrymen, promising that he would 
lead the army to a large walled town (so, at least, he 
was understood to say), where they were to find plenty 
of booty and spoil. Accordingly an expedition on a 
large scale, which was to be led by the vizier in per- 
son, was fixed for the next day. 
Having remained quiet for some hours Friday 
in the morning, probably to make the January 2nd. 
neighbouring chieftains believe that we had no in- 
tention of moving, we suddenly set out, with almost 
