Two years after her arrival at Kemanglen, she writes her father with ex- pectant excitement. The arrival of more frequent French mailboats will allow them to finally “coordinate” their letters. Here is her response to his previous letter of a month earlier, arriving three days after hers had left. … I am busy sewing my household linen. Also kabaai must be made as I am planning to start wearing sarong and kabaai. Of course, only in the mornings, when I have to do the household chores. In the evening I will always keep dressing: I don’t want to adopt that bad habit.

Ann Laura Stoler, Along the Archival Grain_ E…, loc. 1515