Page:Letters of a Javanese princess, by Raden Adjeng Kartini, 1921.djvu/32

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LETTERS OF A JAVANESE PRINCESS

at the same time. As far as "Raden Adjeng" is concerned, those two words are the title. I told Mevrouw van Wermeskerken, when I gave her my address, not to put Kartini alone — that would hardly reach me from Holland, and as for writing mejuffruow, or something of that kind, I have no right to it; I am only a Javanese.

Now, for the present, you know enough about me — is it not so? Another time I shall tell you of our Indian life.

If there is any light that you would like thrown upon any of our Indian affairs, please ask me. I am ready to tell you all that I know about my country and my people.

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