It was all nonsense, I knew, but both Bui and Nasib, taking fright, begged for their discharges.

In fearful alarm and anxiety, I begged them to have patience and see the hongo settled first, for there was no necessity, at any rate, for immediate hurry; I wished them to go on ahead with Bombay, as in four days they could reach Suwarora's.

But they said they could not hear of it--they would not go a step beyond this.

All the chiefs on ahead would do the same as Lumeresi; the whole country was roused.

I had not even half enough cloths to satisfy the Wasui; and my faithful followers would never consent to be witness to my being "torn to pieces." 5th and 6th .-- The whole day and half of the next went in discussions.
At last, able for the first time to sit up a little, I succeeded in prevailing on Bui to promise he would go to Usui as soon as the hongo was settled, provided, as he said, I took on myself all responsibilities of the result.