Army they could bring against me, if they were all of the same size wit h him that I saw. But
fortune disposed otherwise of me. When the people observed I was quiet, they discharged
no more arrows; but,

by the noise I heard, I knew their numbers increased; and about four yards from me, over against
my right ear, I heard a knocking for above an hour, like that of people at work;

when turning my head that

way, as well as the pegs and strings would permit me, I saw a stage erected about a foot and half from the ground, capable of holding
four of the inhabitants, with two or three ladders to mount it: from whence one of them, who seemed to be a person of quality, made me a long speech,
whereof I understood not one syllable. But I

should have mentioned, that before the principal person began his oration, he cried out three times, "Langro dehul
san" (these words and the former were afterwards repeated
and explained to me). Whereupon, immediately about

fifty of the inhabitants came and cut the strings that fastened the left side of my head, which gave me the liberty of turning it to the right, and of observing the person and gesture of him that was to
speak. He appeared to be of a middle age, and taller than any of the other
three who attended him, whereof one was a page that held up his train, and seemed to be somewhat
longer than my middle finger; the other two stood one on each side to support
him. He acted every part of an orator, and I could observe many periods of threatenings,

and others of promises, pity, and kindness.
I answered in a few words, but in the most submissive manner, lifting
up my left hand and both
my eyes to the sun, as calling him for a witness; and being almost famished

with hunger, having not eaten a morsel for some
hours before I left the ship, I found the demands of nature so