1. He was showered with fabulous jewels by the maharajahs.

2. If the maharajah noticed he was too well bred to show it.

3. For over six centuries the Maharajahs of Srivijaya ruled a maritime empire that became the main power in the archipelago.

4. The Bayaderes who danced in the temples of India, performed these religious exercises with chaste and cautious movements; but the Bayaderes were divided into two classes: Those who are not consecrated to the temple dance in the palaces for the amusement of the maharajahs; they were artists in their way, maintaining a special attitude, and were