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neither lie nor his subjects could be considered by Europeans truly independent. On the next occa- sion the ceremony was discontinued.

On the day appointed, the Susuhunan was sur- })rised to find the Sultan, contrary to all precedent, dressed in military uniform, and seated on a chaii" next to his throne, from which he neither seemed inclined to move, nor indicated the slig'htest inten- tion of repeating what he now regarded as most humiliating to one of his dignity. Although the superior prince at first felt insulted beff)re the I'ves of his ])eople, he soon wisely reconciled him- self to the necessary change, an<l entered into con- versation with those near him as if nothing to ti'(ubl(! him had occurred. The friendly mectino-s of the two so\-ereigns. which had been looked foi-- wai'd to each \cai- by their subjects as a day ot I'e- joiciiig and ))leaMire. were thus brought to an end.

Fi\-e miles furtlu'r ti'a\('lliiig bi-oiiglit us to the town of Jidsja, which the Duteh write with a 1),

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