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according to the rank of each individuaL None hut the jNIunlvo-Negoro wears anything on the feet whilst walking across or sitting on the Pringitan; and, unless the prince makes a sign to that effect, neither the son nor the ministers ever think of sitting in his presence. His wife, the Tuan Ratu, the only female we saw, was rather good-looking, fairer than most Javanese women, with a quantity of jet-black hair and very small hands. When we had seen all that was calculated to interest and amuse us, we shook hands with our entertainers and drove off, their kind wishes of a slamat jalan " pleasant journey" ringing in our ears.

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