"Dunsany, Lord - Golden Doom, The" - читать интересную книгу автора (Dunsany Lord)

King:
Did he touch the iron door?

First Sentry:
No, Majesty; he tried to, but we drove him away.

King:
How near did he come?

First Sentry:
Nearly to our spears, Majesty.

King:
What was his motive in seeking to touch the iron door?

First Sentry:
I do not know, Majesty.

King:
Which way did he go?

First Sentry: {pointing left}
That way, Majesty, an hour ago.

{The King whispers with one of his Spies, who stoops
and examines the ground and steals away. The Sentry
rises.}

King: {to his two remaining Spies}
What does this writing say?

A Spy:
We cannot read, Majesty.

King:
A good spy should know everything.

Second Spy:
We watch, Majesty, and we search out, Majesty. We read
shadows, and we read footprints, and whispers in secret
places. But we do not read writing.

King: {to the Chamberlain}
See what it is.

Chamberlain: {goes up and reads}
It is treason, Majesty.

King: