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We did little talking before we ate, because I was greatly famished and as such was ill inclined to be jovial, not that I was sullen, but I found it hard to be completely relaxed without a full stomach. WE DID LITTLE TALKING BEFORE WE ATE BECAUSE I WAS GREATLY FAMISHED AND AS SUCH WAS ILL INCLINED TO BE JOVIAL NOT THAT I WAS SULLEN BUT I FOUND IT HARD TO BE COMPLETELY RELAXED WITHOUT A FULL STOMACH
t speech to the people, in which he detailed the prophecy and its fulfillment and, in general, encouraged everyone to hope for what was to come. When it was over, he and I retired to his home, which was rather larger than the others and formed its own semi-circle, containing as it did both his private quarters and the official offices of the government, which, while extremely limited in number, were well outfitted. The door of this building opened into a short hallway that had several doors adjacent to it. He led me down one of these and it proved to be a dining hall, though it was not as commodious as most, with only a round wooden table with a few chairs around it and some cupboards and cabinets. Pulling my chair out for me to sit in, Ramma went through all the normal duties of host with great ease, and within a few moments we were eating heartily from a great dish of boiled potatoes that had been brought in by a servant, or rather, a deputy minister of state, for such was his title. TANCES RAMA GAVE A SHORT SPEECH TO THE PEOPLE IN WHICH HE DETAILED THE PROPHECY AND ITS FULFILMENT AND IN GENERAL ENCOURAGED EVERY ONE TO HOPE FOR WHAT WAS TO COME WHEN IT WAS OVER HE AND I RETIRED TO HIS HOME WHICH WAS RATHER LARGER THAN THE OTHERS AND FORMED ITS OWN SEMICIRCLE CONTAINING AS IT DID BOTH HIS PRIVATE QUARTERS AND THE OFFICIAL OFFICES OF THE GOVERNMENT WHICH WHILE EXTREMELY LIMITED IN NUMBER WERE WELL OUTFITTED THE DOOR OF THIS BUILDING OPENED INTO A SHORT HALLWAY THAT HAD SEVERAL DOORS ADJACENT TO IT HE LED ME DOWN ONE OF THESE AND IT PROVED TO BE A DINING HALL THOUGH IT WAS NOT AS COMMODIOUS AS MOST WITH ONLY A ROUND WOODEN TABLE WITH A FEW CHAIRS AROUND IT AND SOME CUPBOARDS AND CABINETS PULLING OUT MY CHAIR FOR ME TO SIT IN RAMA WENT THROUGH ALL THE NORMAL DUTIES OF HOST WITH GREAT EASE AND WITHIN A FEW MOMENTS WE WERE EATING HEARTILY FROM A GREAT DISH OF BOILED POTATOES THAT HAD BEEN BROUGHT IN BY A SERVANT OR RATHER A DEPUTY MINISTER OF STATE FOR SUCH WAS HIS TITLE
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