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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.
And peradventure here and there a little shall show through; and men shall say 'These seven have disguised themselves as beggars. But we know not what they be. SLAG Hear my wise Master. ULF He is an old beggar. SCENE: The Metropolitan Hall of the city of Kongros. Citizens, etc. Enter the seven beggars with green silk under their rags. OORANDER Who are you and whence come you?
They speak of a prophecy read somewhere of old. It says the seven gods shall come from Marma in the guise of men. ILLANAUN Is this a true prophecy? OORANDER It is all the prophecy we have. Man without prophecy is like a sailor going by night over uncharted seas. He knows not where are the rocks nor where the havens.
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.
AGMAR Let the pestilence not fall at once upon this city, as it had indeed designed to; let not the earthquake swallow it all immediately up amid the howls of the thunder; let not infuriate armies overwhelm those that escape if we be gods. OORANDER Come let us sacrifice. ILLANAUN Bring lambs. AKMOS Quick, quick. THAHN He is no common god. MLAN Indeed he has made us.
So shall they seem more pious to you all, pretending that they alone have seen the gods. Fools shall believe them and share in their damnation. You anger the gods. ILLANAUN I am not sure whom I anger. OORANDER It may be they are the gods. ILLANAUN Where are these men from Marma? CITIZEN Here are the dromedary men, they are coming now. AGMAR The men are doubters. How the gods hate the word!
He sent a doom after that shepherd. CITIZEN Master, we have not doubted. SLAG And the doom found him on the hills at evening. SECOND CITIZEN It shall be a good sacrifice, Master. ILLANAUN It is strange that gods should be thus anxious about the cooking of a leg of lamb. OORANDER It is strange certainly. ILLANAUN Almost I had said that it was a man spoke then. Strange certainly.
OORANDER This is not wonted. ILLANAUN It is not in accordance with custom. AKMOS Prophecy hath not thought it. SLAG She comes to us new and nimble remembering olden loves. OORANDER It were well that prophets should come and speak to us. ILLANAUN This hath not been in the past. Let prophets come; let prophets speak to us of future things. CITIZEN I heard men speak to-day in the market-place.
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.
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