Anyway，hedidit，andLakambaacceptedatlast。ThenWillemsmadeaspeechtothecrowd。SaidthatonhiswaytothewesttheRajah——hemeantPatalolo——wouldseetheGreatWhiteRulerinBataviaandobtainhisprotectionforSambir。Meantime，hewenton，I，anOrangBlandaandyourfriend，hoisttheflagundertheshadowofwhichthereissafety。WiththatheranupaDutchflagtothemast-head。Itwasmadehurriedly，duringthenight，ofcottonstuffs，and，beingheavy，hungdownthemast，whilethecrowdstared。Alitoldmetherewasagreatsighofsurprise，butnotawordwasspokentillLakambaadvancedandproclaimedinaloudvoicethatduringallthatdayeveryonepassingbytheflagstaffmustuncoverhisheadandsalaambeforetheemblem。\"
\"But，hangitall！\"exclaimedLingard——\"AbdullaisBritish！\"
\"Abdullawasn’tthereatall——didnotgoonshorethatday。YetAli，whohashiswitsabouthim，noticedthatthespacewherethecrowdstoodwasunderthegunsoftheLordoftheIsles。Theyhadputacoirwarpashore，andgavethebarqueacantinthecurrent，soastobringthebroadsidetobearontheflagstaff。
Clever！Eh？Butnobodydreamtofresistance。Whentheyrecoveredfromthesurprisetherewasalittlequietjeering；andBahassoenabusedLakambaviolentlytilloneofLakamba’smenhithimontheheadwithastaff。Frightfulcrack，Iamtold。Thentheyleftoffjeering。MeantimePatalolowentaway，andLakambasatinthechairatthefootoftheflagstaff，whilethecrowdsurgedaround，asiftheycouldnotmakeuptheirmindstogo。
SuddenlytherewasagreatnoisebehindLakamba’schair。Itwasthatwoman，whowentforWillems。Alisaysshewaslikeawildbeast，buthetwistedherwristandmadehergrovelinthedust。