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The King of Kazounde is Offered a Punch

           Hehadonhisbreastaquantityoftattooingwhichborewitnesstotheancientnobilityoftheking;and,tobelievehim,thegenealogyofMoiniLounggawaslostinthenightoftime.Ontheankles,wristsandarmsofhismajesty,braceletsofleatherwererolled,andheworeapairofdomesticshoeswithyellowtops,whichAlvezhadpresentedhimwithabouttwentyyearsbefore.

           Hismajestycarriedinhislefthandalargestickwithaplatedknob,andinhisrightasmallbroomtodriveawayflies,thehandleofwhichwasenrichedwithpearls.

           Overhisheadwascarriedoneofthoseoldpatchedumbrellas,whichseemedtohavebeencutoutofaharlequin’sdress.

           Onthemonarch’sneckandonhisnosewerethemagnifyingglassandthespectacleswhichhadcausedCousinBenedictsomuchtrouble.TheyhadbeenhiddeninBat’spocket.

           Suchistheportraitofhisnegromajesty,whomadethecountrytrembleinacircumferenceofahundredmiles.

           MoiniLoungga,fromthefactofoccupyingathrone,pretendedtobeofcelestialorigin,andhadanyofhissubjectsdoubtedthefact,hewouldhavesentthemintoanotherworldtodiscoverit.Hesaidthat,beingofadivineessence,hewasnotsubjecttoterrestriallaws.Ifheate,itwasbecausehewishedtodoso;ifhedrank,itwasbecauseitgavehimpleasure.Itwasimpossibleforhimtodrinkanymore.Hisministersandhisofficers,allincurabledrunkards,wouldhavepassedbeforehimforsobermen.

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