Plays of Gods and Men by Lord (Edward J. M. D. Plunkett) Dunsany
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vengeance as he walks; many have told me.
Ludibras: The King will not spare him even if he betrays us. It was he that spoke the false prophecy to the King. Ichtharion: The King does not in his heart believe in the gods. It is for cheating him that the prophet is to die. But if he knows we had planned it---- Ludibras: What can we say to the prophet? Ichtharion: Why, we can say nothing. But we can learn what he will do from what he says to us. Ludibras: Here he is. We must remember everything that he says. Ichtharion: Watch his eyes. [Enter the Prophet, his eyes concealed by his cloak.] |
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