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What should they have seen? ULF Something was coming this way from the desert, he said. SLAG What should come from the desert? AGMAR They are a foolish people. ULF That man's white face has seen some frightful thing. SLAG A frightful thing? ULF That man's face has been near to some frightful thing. AGMAR It is only we that have frightened them, and their fears have made them foolish.
ULF We have a few that we call thieves here, Master, but they would scarcely seem thieves to you. They are not good thieves. AGMAR I shall need the best thief you have. ILLANAUN Therefore we will send galleons to Ardaspes. OORANDER Right to Ardaspes through the silver gates. His right arm hangs limp and useless. ILLANAUN I am sorry. I cannot help you.
ALL O ancient deity, partake, partake. AGMAR Enough. Let it be enough that these have condescended to this bestial and human habit. OORANDER But beggars eat. ILLANAUN Now I never knew a beggar yet who would refuse a bowl of Woldery wine. AKMOS This is no beggar. ILLANAUN Nevertheless let us offer him a bowl of Woldery wine. AKMOS You do wrong to doubt him.
AGMAR When will they know it? THIEF Three days ago they suspected us. AGMAR More than you think suspected us, but have any dared to say so? THIEF No, Master. AGMAR Then forget your fears, my thief. THIEF Two men went on dromedaries three days ago to see if the gods were still at Marma. AGMAR They went to Marma! THIEF Yes, three days ago. OOGNO We are lost. AGMAR They went three days ago?
ONE Master.... AGMAR Begone! OOGNO Ah, now we have come into our own. THAHN Now we have alms. SLAG Master! My wise Master! ULF These are the good days, the good days; and yet I have a fear. SLAG What do you fear? There is nothing to fear. No man is as wise as my Master. ULF I fear the gods whom we pretend to be. SLAG The gods? AGMAR Watch in the doorway while I eat.
DROMEDARY MAN Their shrines were empty. OORANDER Behold the gods of the mountain! AKMOS They have indeed come from Marma. OORANDER Come. Let us go away to prepare a sacrifice, a mighty sacrifice to atone for our doubting. SLAG My most wise Master! AGMAR No, no, Slag. I do not know what has befallen. When I went by Marma only two weeks ago the idols of green jade were still seated there.
I do not know this city, I have travelled from far, having somewhat exhausted the city of Ackara. SLAG My Master was three times knocked down and injured by carriages there, once he was killed and seven times beaten and robbed, and every time he was generously compensated. He had nine diseases, many of them mortal.... AGMAR Be silent, Slag.... Have you any thieves among the calling here?
AGMAR Who may say what we are or whence we come? OORANDER What are these beggars and why do they come here? AGMAR Who said to you that we were beggars? OORANDER Why do these men come here? AGMAR Who said to you that we were men? ILLANAUN Now, by the moon! AGMAR My sister. ILLANAUN What? AGMAR My little sister. SLAG Our little sister the Moon.
These younger gods have learned the habit of eating from the lions. OORANDER O oldest of divinities, partake, partake. AGMAR It is not fitting that such as I should eat. None eat but beasts and men and the younger gods. The Sun and the Moon and the nimble Lightning and I, we may kill, and we may madden, but we do not eat. AKMOS If he but eat of our offering he cannot overwhelm us.
How long have you been thieving? THIEF I stole first when I was ten. SLAG When he was ten! AGMAR We must tear them up and divide them amongst the seven. SLAG When my Master was ten he had already had to slip by night out of two cities. AGMAR Yes, into seven pieces. ULF We will each wear a piece of it over our rags. OOGNO Yes, yes, we shall look fine.
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