IX 
LIFE AND LANGUAGE 
After our visit to Areh, we settled down to 
the regular routine of domestic life. Ejahyay 
being only a few degrees north of the equator, 
the sun rises and sets about six o’clock all the 
year round. We generally retired about nine, 
rose about six and breakfasted about eight. 
When we were well, we would frequently take 
a ride or walk before breakfast, but before going 
out or taking any kind of exercise, we would 
drink a cup of coffee or cocoa or suck an orange. 
After we learned to like hot ekkaw, we would 
often drink a calabash of this instead of coffee. 
We rarely braved the vertical rays of the sun in 
the hot season. In the afternoon we would go 
out between four and seven. While out, if on 
horseback we rode about the town or took short 
trips outside the walls; if on foot, we went to 
the market, strolled about the streets, or visited 
the people in their houses. In these trips, we 
had many amusing adventures. Since Areh had 
given us such a cordial reception, we were safe 
anywhere as long as we behaved ourselves and 
we never felt afraid. Sometimes my wife would 
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