The old rajah was not dead, then, since he rose of a sudden, like a spectre, took up his wife in his arms, and descended from the pyre in the midst of the clouds of smoke, which only heightened his ghostly appearance.
De oude rajah was dan niet dood? Men zag hoe hij plotseling overeind rees, zijne gade in de armen nam en als een schim van den brandstapel verdween, te midden van de vlammen en de rookwolken.