The tumangong had evidently heard, from his officers, how delicious was the strange drink, which bubbled as if it was boiling and was yet quite cold.

Two bottles were put upon the table; and the Malays, after tasting it cautiously at first, consumed the greater portion--the two officers only sipping theirs occasionally, and filling up their glasses, so as to keep the others in countenance.

Accustomed to more fiery beverages, obtained from traders in the Dutch possessions, the Malays were in no way affected by their potations; although these evidently impressed them with the superiority of the English over their Dutch rivals, for the tumangong remarked: "Truly the English must be a great people, to make such liquors.
The Dutch sell us fiery drinks, but their flavour is not to be compared with these.

I hope that your lord, when he again sends a ship down to me, will forward me some of this drink." "I have, fortunately, a case of it with me," Harry said.

"It contains two dozen bottles.