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PROLOGUE v
I. FIRST GLIMPSES 1
II. A BATAVIA HOTEL 13
III. THE TOWN 27
IV. A COLONIAL HOME 59
V. SOCIAL LIFE 79
VI. GLIMPSES OF NATIVE LIFE 97
VII. ON THE BEACH 163
VIII. OF BUITENZORG 183
IX. IN THE HILL COUNTRY 233
X. IN THE DESSA 265
EPILOGUE 319
ILLUSTRATIONS 325
Kartakeya Çiva's Son, the War-God, seated on a pea-cock

Printed in Holland

Cock-fighting

Transcriber's Notes:

Every effort has been made to replicate this text as faithfully as possible. Obvious punctuation errors repaired.

The usage of hyphenated words in this text is inconsistent. This was retained.

The following is a list of changes made to the original. The first line is the original line, the second the corrected one.

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    breathed its odour-laden air for to long a time;
    breathed its odour-laden air for too long a time;
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    he is content to live on dreamely by some
    he is content to live on dreamily by some
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    immates of the hotel are all
    inmates of the hotel are all
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    Pine-apples and mangosteen, velvetry rambootan
    Pine-apples and mangosteen, velvety rambootan
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    a spacious hall supported on pillars, was brillantly lit.
    a spacious hall supported on pillars, was brilliantly lit.
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    such as Shakspeare loved as a setting
    such as Shakespeare loved as a setting
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    Funeral Procession on its way to the Chinese Cimetery.
    Funeral Procession on its way to the Chinese Cemetery.
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    the attitude of mind and the habits of though identical
    the attitude of mind and the habits of thought identical
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    He could as soon leave off breathing as leave of buying and selling
    He could as soon leave off breathing as leave off buying and selling
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    the Northerner's mind when the looks upon a house
    the Northerner's mind when he looks upon a house
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    and supported on colums
    and supported on columns
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    a sufficient domiestic staff
    a sufficient domestic staff
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    and the deepbreathed fragance of flowers
    and the deepbreathed fragrance of flowers
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    almost in the house, nothwithstanding;
    almost in the house, notwithstanding;
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    nests on the capitals of the columms,
    nests on the capitals of the columns,
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    analogous contasts meet one at every step
    analogous contrasts meet one at every step
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    Thy have more leisure,
    They have more leisure,
  • Page 92:
    a friend, a mere acquintance, an utter stranger,
    a friend, a mere acquaintance, an utter stranger,
  • Page 106:
    invader has suceeded in ousting from
    invader has succeeded in ousting from
  • Page 109:
    wax-white Gardenias, violet Seabiosa, and leaves
    wax-white Gardenias, violet Scabiosa, and leaves
  • Page 109:
    the soft, fragant heap in his basket
    the soft, fragrant heap in his basket
  • Page 109:
    figures in their brigh-hued garments
    figures in their bright-hued garments
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    the fragant blossom of the asana.
    the fragrant blossom of the asana.
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    the guidance of its own insticts
    the guidance of its own instincts
  • Page 129:
    a Englismen about a prize-fighter.
    as Englishmen about a prize-fighter.
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    and the tail protude.
    and the tail protrude.
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    figures are fixed in a piece of bananastem
    figures are fixed in a piece of banana stem
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    and posess some knowledge of Kawi
    and possess some knowledge of Kawi
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    that some well-know "dalang" will hold
    that some well-known "dalang" will hold
  • Page 150:
    the pride of wordly rank and station
    the pride of worldly rank and station
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    that we many know surely.
    that we may know surely.
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    thus shamefaced and sad, rejoice exeedingly.
    thus shamefaced and sad, rejoice exceedingly.
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    as Ardjuna, goes to seek NiwÂtakawata
    as Ardjuna, goes to seek NiwÀtakawaka
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    called Ardjuna's marrage feast
    called Ardjuna's marriage feast
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    In one place were the narrow beach broadens
    In one place where the narrow beach broadens
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    of the broad-branched nyamploeng trees
    of the broad-branched njamploeng trees
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    cool a well water
    cool as well water
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    one old fellow, white-haired and decrepid
    one old fellow, white-haired and decrepit
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    a group of island, ethereal as cloudlets
    a group of islands, ethereal as cloudlets
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    whitened the shell-strewd beach
    whitened the shell-strewed beach
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    Then jamploengs were in flower.
    Then njamploengs were in flower.
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    its blossoms, fragant, white, and of
    its blossoms, fragrant, white, and of
  • Page 171:
    erected his "tero," the piable bamboo palisade
    erected his "tero," the pliable bamboo palisade
  • Page 173:
    weaving and batikking sarongs
    weaving and batiking sarongs
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    For my childern are dutiful
    For my children are dutiful
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    The gardens on each side the road
    The gardens on each side of the road
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    the Gedeh-crater surrouds, as an impregnable bulwark
    the Gedeh-crater surrounds, as an impregnable bulwark
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    a tender-pettalled flower to a rock
    a tender-petalled flower to a rock
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    The gardens are fragant with mignonette
    The gardens are fragrant with mignonette
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    where four wounderful lakes of green
    where four wonderful lakes of green
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    with the rhytmic click-clack of the wooden pestles
    with the rhythmic click-clack of the wooden pestles
  • Page 254:
    "They way of the land, the honour of the land,"
    "The way of the land, the honour of the land,"
  • Page 267:
    Our bungalaw on the Tjerimai hillside
    Our bungalow on the Tjerimai hillside
  • Page 267:
    in the near neighbourhood af a native dessa
    in the near neighbourhood of a native dessa
  • Page 267:
    a prosprect of brown huts
    a prospect of brown huts
  • Page 268:
    Raised shad from which the ripening fields are watched.
    Raised shed from which the ripening fields are watched.
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    Around stretch meadows, ricefields, and plantions of nipahpalm
    Around stretch meadows, ricefields, and plantations of nipahpalm
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    in return to pay certain taxas
    in return to pay certain taxes
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    detail about Javanese sacrifical rites
    detail about Javanese sacrificial rites
  • Page 292:
    European children seem insiped by comparison
    European children seem insipid by comparison
  • Page 293:
    Pelgrims returned from Mecca
    Pilgrims returned from Mecca
  • Page 294:
    takes the prayer for fine childeren
    takes the prayer for fine children
  • Page 300:
    under so eleborate a system of agriculture
    under so elaborate a system of agriculture
  • Page 307:
    for the Rice-Bride and Bridegoom to repair
    for the Rice-Bride and Bridegroom to repair
  • Page 307:
    and all thing ready for their reception
    and all things ready for their reception
  • Page 315:
    And I fancied a saw a gleam of satisfaction
    And I fancied I saw a gleam of satisfaction
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    The symbolical ceromonies were then concluded
    The symbolical ceremonies were then concluded
  • Page 322:
    of a system of political admistration
    of a system of political administration
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    if a sacriligious hand were laid on his chosen abode
    if a sacrilegious hand were laid on his chosen abode
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    *Copper Dish, decorated with Wayang-figures
    Wayang dancers.
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    Raised shad from which the ripening fields are watched.
    Raised shed from which the ripening fields are watched.
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    Bride and bridegoom sitting in state
    Bride and bridegroom sitting in state

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