Note 143 — Chapter IX · THE STONES OF THE BORO BUDOOR
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Such is the name given to a stretch of beach, not far from Tanjoong Priok, the harbour of Batavia, much resorted to, for bathing and advertisement, by that city’s frail sisterhood, and Batavians will appreciate the young naval officer’s bon mot better than did his aunt, a provincial spinster, when at length she fathomed it.