human
Hoh! Hoh! he laughed.
gpt
Devils and Klok-No-Ton!--than whom no greater devil can be found in Thlinket Land.
human
Thou fool! Even now he cometh with witcheries and sorceries; so beware thy tongue, lest evil befall thee and thy days be short in the land!
gpt
I am Sime, unused to fear, unafraid of the dark. I am a strong man, as my father before me, and my head is clear. Nor you nor I have seen with our eyes the unseen evil things--
human
But Scundoo hath, La-lah made answer.
gpt
And likewise Klok-No-Ton. This we know.
human
How dost thou know, son of a fool?
gpt
By the word of their mouths--even so.
human
A shaman is only a man. May not his words be crooked, even as thine and mine? Bah! Bah! And once more, bah! And this for thy shamans and thy shamans' devils! and this! and this!
gpt
A good fisher and strong hunter, but an evil man,
human
Yet does he flourish,
gpt
Wherefore be thou evil and flourish, Sime retorted over his shoulder.
human
And were all evil, there would be no need for shamans. Bah! You children-afraid-of-the-dark!