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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1821. Excerpt: ... "Who wants to be perfumed now?" As soon as Tun Tiji heard her voice, she made her women call the perfume woman, and she entered into the bandahara's house, and perfumed Tun Tiji; and as soon as she saw nobody present, she said to Tun Tiji, "Heh! how sorry I am to see Your Ladyship's charms and beautiful person thrown away! how sorry I am that you are going to be married to this raja here. Were it to some great raja, how much better woulds it be?" "Why," said Tun Tiji, " what raja is greater than the raja of Pahang?" "What raja is greater; how can Your Ladyship ask that; is not the raja of Malaca greater? Were you to marry the raja of Malaca, that would be a thing just worthy of Your Ladyship." Tun Tiji was silent. Besides, when the perfume woman went out to go to the bandahara's house. Hang Nadim gave her an ointment to rub on the body of Tun Tiji, and she now took care to employ it, and cajoled her at the same time, with soft and flattering phrases; till Tun Tiji suffered herself to be wrought upon. As soon as the perfume woman observed this, she told her; "There is a ser vant of the raja of Malaca, here, named Hang Nadim, who has been sent on purpose by the raja of Malaca, on your account privately; for if he were to ask you openly, it is very uncertain if the raja of Pahang would consent to resign you; and therefore he has sent privately. If Your Ladyship would consent to go to Malaca, there is no doubt that the raja would marry you, for he is not yet married, and then Your Ladyship would become queen of Malaca; but if you marry the raja of Pahang, you can only become an inferior co-wife to the queen. But if you marry the raja of Malaca, there is no doubt but the raja of Pahang himself will have to do you homage at Malaca." Tun Tiji assented to this ol...