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The mob insensibly melted from the scene; and for the rest of the day our neighbourhood was left in peace and a good deal in solitude. But the tranquillity was only local; din and perandi still flowed in other quarters: and we had one more sight of Gilbert Island violence. In the church, where we had wandered photographing, we were startled by a sudden piercing outcry.
Tom, the bar-keeper of the Sans Souci, was in conversation with two emissaries from the court. The 'keen, they said, wanted 'din, failing which 'perandi. No din, was Tom's reply, and no perandi; but 'pira' if they pleased. It seems they had no use for beer, and departed sorrowing. 'Why, what is the meaning of all this? I asked. 'Is the island on the spree? Such was the fact.
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