human
Let the fire be lighted,
gpt
Surely the thing has failed,
human
Yea, Bawn answered complacently.
gpt
Scundoo groweth old, and we stand in need of a new shaman.
human
Where now is the wisdom of Jelchs?
gpt
Hoh! Hoh! As I said, nothing has come of it!
human
So it would seem, so it would seem, Scundoo answered meekly.
gpt
And it would seem strange to those unskilled in the affairs of mystery.
human
As thou?
gpt
Mayhap even as I. Scundoo spoke quite softly, his eyelids drooping, slowly drooping, down, down, till his eyes were all but hidden.
human
So I am minded of another test. Let every man, woman, and child, now and at once, hold their hands well up above their heads!
gpt
Let each look on the other's hands, and let all look, Scundoo commanded,