Love's Odyssey
“She could scarcely see her captor in the darkness.
"Nonee," she said. "Orang Inggris." He pulled her toward the people seated before the lighted screen where shadows still danced.
As they came close, Romell saw one man sitting higher than the others, as though on an elevated platform. His clothes caught golden glints of light. Like the other Javanese men, he wore a turban.
While others in the group turned to stare at her, he kept his eyes fixed on the screen. A prince? she wondered....
The man holding her arm didn't address this elevated personage, but directed his words to the man sitting on the ground next to him. Romell heard her own words repeated and others she didn't understand. When he finished, the man on the ground rose and turned toward the personage on the platform, bowing his head. He spoke at length.
Not until he was done did the exalted one finally deign to turn his head and look at Romell.MoreLess
"Nonee," she said. "Orang Inggris." He pulled her toward the people seated before the lighted screen where shadows still danced.
As they came close, Romell saw one man sitting higher than the others, as though on an elevated platform. His clothes caught golden glints of light. Like the other Javanese men, he wore a turban.
While others in the group turned to stare at her, he kept his eyes fixed on the screen. A prince? she wondered....
The man holding her arm didn't address this elevated personage, but directed his words to the man sitting on the ground next to him. Romell heard her own words repeated and others she didn't understand. When he finished, the man on the ground rose and turned toward the personage on the platform, bowing his head. He spoke at length.
Not until he was done did the exalted one finally deign to turn his head and look at Romell.MoreLess
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