Beforetheydeparted，Iwasassured，notonlyoftheirregretthatanymisunderstandingshouldhavetakenplace，butthataftertheirbeancrop，whichwouldbeinabouttwomonths，theywouldunitewithBeddenandcarryallmybaggageintotheinterior。Theytookleaveandwentoffinthedirectionofthedeadelephants。
Herewasasuddenchangeinthepoliticsofthecountry！Peacehadbeeneffectedbythesacrificeoftwoelephants！
Thispeacewastheresultofgreedinessandenvy。Thenativeshadpinedfortheflesh，andenviedtheBarisofBeddenwhowerecarryingitaway；
thereforetheysuedforpeace。
Atthesametime，theyhadoriginallydeclinedmyofferofalargeherdofcattlethatwouldhavebeenworthahundredelephants。Thustheyhadcourtedwar，inwhichtheyhadlostsomeoftheirpeople，togetherwithmuchcorn，allofwhichtheymighthavesoldforcows；andtheynowdesiredpeace，onlytojoininthescramble，likevultures，overthefleshoftwoelephants。