that stood upon the shore.

Still the three Yozis lusted for the worship of men, and came, on the
third night of their sailing, to a city's lights; and nearing the shore
they found it a city of song wherein all folks rejoiced. Then sat each
Yozi on his galleon's prow, and leered with his eyes upon the city, so
that the music stopped and the dancing ceased, and all looked out to
sea at the strange shapes of the Yozis beneath their silver sails. Then
Snyrg demanded their worship, promising increase of joys, and swearing
by the light of his eyes that he would send little flames to leap over
the grass, to pursue the enemies of that city and to chase them about
the world.

But the people answered that in that city men worshipped Agrodaun, the
mountain standing alone, and might not worship other gods even though
they came in galleons with silver sails, sailing from over the sea. But
Snyrg answered:

"Certainly Agrodaun is only a mountain, and in no manner a god."

But the priests of Agrodaun sang answer from the shore:

"If the sacrifice of men make not Agrodaun a god, nor blood still young
on his rocks, nor the little fluttering prayers of ten thousand hearts,
nor two thousands years of worship and all the hopes of the people and
the whole strength of our race, then are there no gods and ye be common
sailors, sailing from over the sea."

Then said the Yozis: