mountain's summit worshipping gods that mocked, and every night Shaun
saw the two gods by starlight as they laughed to one another in the
silence. And Shaun grew old.

One night as his eyes were turned towards the Two, he saw across the
mountains in the distance a great god seated in the plain and looming
enormous to the sky, who looked with angry eyes towards the Two as they
sat and mocked. Then said Shaun to his people, the few that had
followed him thither:

"Alas that we may not rest, but beyond us in the plain sitteth the one
true god and he is wroth with mocking. Let us therefore leave these two
that sit and mock and let us find the truth in the worship of that
greater god, who even though he kill shall yet not mock us."

But the people answered:

"Thou hast taken from us many gods and taught us now to worship gods
that mock, and if there is laughter on their faces as we die, lo! thou
alone canst see it, and we would rest."

But three men who had grown old with following followed still.

And down the steep mountain on the further side Shaun led them, saying:

"Now we shall surely know."

And the three old men answered:

"We shall know indeed, O last of all the prophets."