Four or five days later the chief was allowed to get up and to walk quietly up and down the deck, and a week afterwards the doctor said, "You can go now, chief, if you desire it; but you must be content to keep quiet for another couple of months, and not make any great exertions or move quickly.

How long will it take you to go up the river to your home ?" "Six days' easy paddling." "Well, that is in your favor; but do not travel fast.

Take it quietly, and be as long as you can on the voyage--lying in a canoe is as good a rest as you can take." "Thank you, Doctor, I will obey your instructions.

You have all been very kind to me, and a Malay chief never forgets benefits.

I have been hostile to the white men, but now I see I have been mistaken, and that you are good and kind.