They lost their sense of shyness after a time, and at length produced the inevitable Siri and penang.
"On the Equator"
Harry de Windt
On the cool mats in breezy verandahs of Rajahs' houses it is alluded to disdainfully by impassive statesmen, but amongst armed men that throng the courtyards it is a tale which stills the murmur of voices and the tinkle of anklets; arrests the passage of the Siri-vessel, and fixes the eyes in absorbed gaze.
"An Outcast of the Islands"
Joseph Conrad
A boy of about twelve-the personal attendant of Lakamba-squatted at his master's feet and held up towards him a silver Siri box.
"An Outcast of the Islands"
Joseph Conrad