A married woman may not accept a cigar or a sirih leaf from a stranger under pain of death.

I was informed that some years ago one of the English traders had a Balinese woman of good family living with him--the connection being considered quite honourable by the natives.

During some festival this girl offended against the law by accepting a flower or some such trifle from another man.

This was reported to the Rajah (to some of whose wives the girl was related), and he immediately sent to the Englishman's house ordering him to give the woman up as she must be "krissed." In vain he begged and prayed, and offered to pay any fine the Rajah might impose, and finally refused to give her up unless he was forced to do so.

This the Rajah did not wish to resort to, as he no doubt thought he was acting as much for the Englishman's honour as for his own; so he appeared to let the matter drop.