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sister ; he would carry my umbrella. When I arrived I found the 
princess lying on a mat in one of the inner apartments of the 
house she occupied ; she ordered a stool for me ; I rubbed some 
more liniment on her hand ; she wished me to stop and drink palm 
wine ; this I declined, alledging the Ejiglish did not like palm wine 
in the evening, because it is sour/' 
