Note 243 — Chapter XXII
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That the manes of the dead may eat and be filled. Here it is called by the natives Agban (profit), du (eating), do men (on the ground). Agban also signifies luggage, a ship’s cargo, meats of all kinds, and so forth; whilst Agban-du, or profit-eating, is our spend-thrifting, meaning that these funeral expenses are ruinous to all but the King.