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the spot, he called out in a loud tone, “ King Will, no 
will let.” “ King Will, no will let.” King Will, make 
bob.” “ Too much bad bob.” The cause of all this 
was elucidated on Captain Allen’s landing soon 
afterwards, and going to the Palace, where King 
William was found in a humour to show off yet 
further the royal displeasure. 
He was dressed in a long cotton coat, on which 
Captain Allen unluckily complimented him, as it after- 
wards proved to be a tender subject. He replied in 
a haughty manner, “ No ! he no be good coat, he very 
wow, wow — bad — coat. King William plenty angry; 
got bad bob for you. What for you go buy goat, 
sheep, pig, from that dam bushman? Plenty bad bob 
for you.” Captain Allen thought it necessary to as- 
sume even a higher tone than he had, and scolded 
him in well-affected rage for his presumption. “ How 
dare you speak to the captain of the Queen of 
England’s man-of-war ship in that fashion? Who 
made you king ? You were a ‘ small boy’ when 
Kokliko (Colonel Nicolls) came here and made you 
a ‘strong man,’ and now you dare to speak to me 
of ‘ bad bob ? ’ I came to you to buy goats, and 
you sell them ‘ plenty dear,’ I go to the bus h m an 
and he sells them to me ‘ plenty cheap.’ Take care 
you don’t make me angry, that will be ‘ too much bad 
bob ’ for you.” 
The wrath of the savage instantly abated, and he 
became perfectly humble. He was beyond measure 
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