Raden Adjeng Kartini

“ There was not only life in the trees and in the water, there was life in the girls, who ran up and down through the waves. We had such a delightful time! Our voices rose above the noise of the water; we laughed aloud. Those were the teachers, the stately princesses, who ran and sported in the waves with blown hair and blown garments. We were so happy, so young, and so gay! Our attendants stood by staring and gaping with wide open mouths.
The next morning we went again to the shore; the sea was no longer blustering, the boundless stretch of water was calm. ”

“ At mid-day we took a little walk and wandered back to the shore.
After our walk, if it is not too dark, we usually drink tea in the garden, among he shrubs and flowers, and under the blue sky, where after awhile, a few stars and the pale gold moon come out. When we go in, we have music or we read together. When Annie plays the piano, we sit by her, and sew or write, for it is a delight to be able to work while there is music ; the work goes so easily. ”

“ We were unmoved, we had looked forward to our parting as to something frightful, so eve one was astonished. We are still stared at very hard, people are anxious to see how we hold up under the strain. ”