The Malay Archipelago - Volume 2 - A Narrative Of Travel By Alfred Russel Wallace.






























































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Soon after my first arrival in Ternate I went to the island of
Gilolo, accompanied by two sons of Mr - Page 10
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Soon After My First Arrival In Ternate I Went To The Island Of Gilolo, Accompanied By Two Sons Of Mr. Duivenboden, And By A Young Chinaman, A Brother Of My Landlord, Who Lent Us The Boat And Crew.

These latter were all slaves, mostly Papuans, and at starting I saw something of the relation of master and slave in this part of the world.

The crew had been ordered to be ready at three in the morning, instead of which none appeared till five, we having all been kept waiting in the dark and cold for two hours. When at length they came they were scolded by their master, but only in a bantering manner, and laughed and joked with him in reply. Then, just as we were starting, one of the strongest men refused to go at all, and his master had to beg and persuade him to go, and only succeeded by assuring him that I would give him something; so with this promise, and knowing that there would be plenty to eat and drink and little to do, the black gentleman was induced to favour us with his company and assistance. In three hours' rowing and sailing we reached our destination, Sedingole, where there is a house belonging to the Sultan of Tidore, who sometimes goes there hunting. It was a dirty ruinous shed, with no furniture but a few bamboo bedsteads. On taking a walk into the country, I saw at once that it was no place for me.

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