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Either we all go to your country together, as Macumazana has explained to you, or none of us go." "We understand. That is our bargain and we no break word," replied Harût. Then he turned his benevolent gaze upon Savage, and said: "So you come too, Mr. Bena. That your name here, eh? Well, you learn lot things in Kendahland, about snakes and all rest."

Then p'raps you tell him in sleep, for people talk much in sleep, you know, and some other people got good ears and hear long way. Or p'raps little joke Harût. You 'member, he first-rate conjurer. P'raps he send that snake. No trouble if know how. Well, we show you much better snake Kendahland. But you no sit on him, Mr. Bena."

Therefore I am happier than I have been for months, thanks to you," and he stretched out his hand, which I shook. It was a token of friendship and mutual confidence which I am glad to say nothing that happened afterwards ever disturbed for a moment. Now I do not propose to describe all our journey to Kendahland, or at any rate the first part thereof.

Perhaps also they will not be shut since did you not say that two of their great doctors promised to meet you and guide you through them?" "Yes," I interrupted, "I dare say it will be easier to get in than to get out of Kendahland."

From some of the villages by the track arose a miserable sound of wailing. Evidently their inhabitants had already heard that certain of their menkind had fallen in that morning's fight. At the end of the third hour we began to enter the great forest which I had seen when first we looked down on Kendahland.

"Quite so," I replied coolly, "and that is why I am going with you to Kendahland and fear you not at all." "So it is and so let it be," he answered. "And now, Lords, are you ready to start? For long is the road and who knows what awaits us ere we see its end?" "Yes," I replied, "long is the road of life and who knows what awaits us ere we see its end and after?"

Thus it happened, perhaps, that while the act of the woman and the child was omitted, in our case there was another act of the play to follow of which I had received no inkling in my Ragnall experience. Indeed, if I had received it, I should not have been there that night, for no inducement on earth would have brought me to Kendahland. This was the act.

"So you come with Macumazana to call at our poor house, as we call at your fine one in England. You think we got the beautiful lady you marry, she we give old necklace. That is not so. No white lady ever in Kendahland. We hear story from Macumazana and believe that lady drowned in Nile, for you 'member she walk much in her sleep. We very sorry for you, but gods know their business.

Of this magic I will make only one remark: If it existed at all, it was by no means infallible. To take a single instance, Harût and Marût were convinced by divination that I, and I only, could kill Jana, which was why they invited me to Kendahland. Yet in the end it was Hans who killed him. Jana nearly killed me! Now to my tale.