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Only one door led into it from the buildings which lined it on three sides, a door under the Rajah's suite of apartments. That potentate was sprawling on a pile of soft cushions, glaring malevolently at his Chief Minister, whom he hated and feared. "Curses on thee, Dewan-ji!" he muttered, turning uneasily and groaning with the pain of movement.
Each of these palanquins was to be permitted to carry one female belonging to the rajah's family; but, instead, each in reality contained a soldier dressed in the habiliments of the female sex, and veiled to hide his huge moustaches. To each of those doolies were eight bearers; in the palanquins were their arms, hidden from view.
In each of these out-stations one or two English officers were appointed to represent the Rajah's government. In each station a small wooden fort was built, and in some cases the fort was surrounded with a stockade. This served as residence for the officer, or officers, and their small band of native police, generally some ten or twelve Malays armed with rifles and a small cannon.
When King awoke he lay on a comfortable bed in a cave he had never yet seen, but there was no trace of Yasmini, nor of the men who must have carried him to it. Barbaric splendor and splendor that was not by any means barbaric lay all about tiger skins, ivory-legged chairs, graven bronze vases, and a yak-hair shawl worth a rajah's ransom.
When night came the Princess got up and sat on her roof, and at twelve o'clock, when every one was in bed, she went to her bed-room, and was soon fast asleep. Then the Rajah's son sat on his bed, and it carried him to the Princess. He took his bag and said, "Bag, I want a most lovely shawl." It gave him a splendid shawl, and he spread it over the Princess as she lay asleep.
Anchored abreast of Sarawak at seven, and saluted the rajah with twenty-one guns, which were returned with eighteen from his residence. The rajah's own brother, Pangeran Mahammed, then saluted the vessel with seven guns, which were returned. Having breakfasted, and previously intimated our intention, we pulled ashore to visit the great man.
He said that he would have come straight here, first, but he thought it would be more pleasant for you to meet him in privacy." "Assuredly it would," she agreed. "I will bring a carriage for you, here, at nine o'clock; and take you and my young lord to the Rajah's house." At the appointed time, a handsome carriage and pair drove up to the door of the hotel, and in ten minutes Mrs.
He knew little of precious stones; but the Rajah's Diamond was a wonder that explained itself; a village child, if he found it, would run screaming for the nearest cottage; and a savage would prostrate himself in adoration before so imposing a fetich. The beauty of the stone flattered the young clergyman's eyes; the thought of its incalculable value overpowered his intellect.
What do you say to my arresting one of the most interfering of the Rajah's men and letting my fellow's give him a good flogging?" "For goodness' sake don't dream of such a thing!" "Then matters will go from bad to worse. You are too easy." "And you are too hard, Major." "All right; you are one side and I am the other. Here, Maine, you are a very stupid boy sometimes."
They all sat cross-legged on a bamboo bench on one side, and we on chairs opposite them: walnuts and sweetmeats were brought us, and a small present in the Rajah's name, consisting of rice, flour, and butter. The Dewan opened the conversation both in this and another conference, which took place on the 22nd, by requesting Campbell to state his reasons for having desired these interviews.
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