Translations from the Hakayit Abdulla, with comments by J.T. Thomson |
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Page 9
... replied , ' I am seeking for your " old man ; " ' upon which I told him that he was very busy , as above related . He then said that the business with my father was about an agreement which he had to draw out before his sailing . To ...
... replied , ' I am seeking for your " old man ; " ' upon which I told him that he was very busy , as above related . He then said that the business with my father was about an agreement which he had to draw out before his sailing . To ...
Page 10
... replied to my father that he had waited a long time for him , even from mid - day , and on his not appearing , he had asked his son , Inchi Abdulla , to make out a bond for him . When I heard him mentioning my name , my heart palpitated ...
... replied to my father that he had waited a long time for him , even from mid - day , and on his not appearing , he had asked his son , Inchi Abdulla , to make out a bond for him . When I heard him mentioning my name , my heart palpitated ...
Page 29
... replied , " Very good ; but the cost of the operations are to be on you , and to commence with , I wish a little advance . " This was assented to , when the Pawang retired . He now took two companions and entered the jungle , where he ...
... replied , " Very good ; but the cost of the operations are to be on you , and to commence with , I wish a little advance . " This was assented to , when the Pawang retired . He now took two companions and entered the jungle , where he ...
Page 51
... replied , ' If it is so , you do right . ' Again , Mr. Raffles asked why the schoolmaster did not teach Malay . To this the school- master replied , ' It is the boys ' own fathers that have ordered me to teach the Koran first ; and when ...
... replied , ' If it is so , you do right . ' Again , Mr. Raffles asked why the schoolmaster did not teach Malay . To this the school- master replied , ' It is the boys ' own fathers that have ordered me to teach the Koran first ; and when ...
Page 60
... replied , ' I would undertake to open a road to the Susanan were it not for the numerous English vessels that watch every port of Java ; on this account there is no getting out nor in ; and further , the Dutch are very vigilant at the ...
... replied , ' I would undertake to open a road to the Susanan were it not for the numerous English vessels that watch every port of Java ; on this account there is no getting out nor in ; and further , the Dutch are very vigilant at the ...
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