Пятнадцатилетний капитан

The King of Kazounde is Offered a Punch

           

           Theinstrumentalists,menorwomen,madesharprattleswhizz,noisydrumssoundorshudderundersmallsticksterminatedbyacaoutchoucball,"marimehas,"kindsofdulcimersformedoftworowsofgourdsofvariousdimensionsthewholeverydeafeningforanyonewhodoesnotpossessapairofAfricanears.

           Abovethiscrowd,whichcomposedtheroyalcortege,wavedsomeflagsandstandards,thenattheendsofspearsthebleachedskullsoftherivalchiefswhomMoiniLounggahadvanquished.

           Whenthekinghadquittedhispalanquin,acclamationsburstforthfromallsides.Thesoldiersofthecaravandischargedtheiroldguns,thelowdetonationsofwhichwerebutlittlelouderthanthevociferationsofthecrowd.Theoverseers,afterrubbingtheirblacknoseswithcinnabarpowder,whichtheycarriedinasack,bowedtotheground.ThenAlvez,advancinginhisturn,handedthekingasupplyoffreshtobacco"soothingherb,"astheycallitinthecountry.MoiniLounggahadgreatneedofbeingsoothed,forhewas,theydidnotknowwhy,inaverybadhumor.

           AtthesametimeAlvez,Coimbra,IbnHamis,andtheArabtraders,ormongrels,cametopaytheircourttothepowerfulsovereignofKazounde."Marhaba,"saidtheArabs,whichistheirwordofwelcomeinthelanguageofCentralAfrica.Othersclappedtheirhandsandbowedtotheground.Somedaubedthemselveswithmud,andgavesignsofthegreatestservilitytothishideousmajesty.

           MoiniLounggahardlylookedatallthesepeople,andwalked,keepinghislimbsapart,asifthegroundwererollingandpitching.

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