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_Divers Passages of Speech and Action whence the Nature, Arts and / Disposition of the King and his Subjects may be observed._
In this land men tell "sad stories of the death of Kings," not easily found elsewhere; and also speak of _sati_, which is generally supposed to be an "effete curiosity" as the Bengali said, in a manner which makes it seem very near and vivid. Be pleased to listen to some of the tales, but with all the names cut out, because a King has just as much right to have his family affairs respected as has a British householder paying income-tax.