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121 CHAPTER IV.

By the suggestion of some friends our carriage was arranged comfortably for the coming journey. A large flat matting, made of attap and bamboo, which is considered an indispensable addition for protection from the heat, was laid on the top, making the interior as cool as possible for those travelling during the middle of the day, which is frequently unavoidable. When we were told that everything was quite ready, we arranged matters for starting and retired, ordering the four horses to be at the door of the hotel by five next morning.

Unfortunately for us, who were anticipating the morning's drive in the coolest hours of the day, the man who had promised to waken our boy