"Dunsany, Lord - Plays of Gods and Men" - читать интересную книгу автора (Dunsany Lord)

Carolyx:
More than all, your Majesty.

King: {to Harpagas}
Then we can stay here long, can we not?

Harpagas:
There are reasons of State why that were dangerous.

King:
Reasons of State? Why should we not stay here?

Harpagas:
Your Majesty, there is a legend in the World, that he
who is greatest in the city of Barbul-el-Sharnak is the
greatest in the world.

King:
I had not heard that legend.

Harpagas:
Your Majesty, little legends do not hive in the sacred
ears of kings; nevertheless they hum among lesser men
from generation to generation.

King:
I will not go for a legend to Barbul-el-Sharnak.

Harpagas:
Your Majesty, it is very dangerous...

King: {To Ladies}
We will discuss things of State which little interest
your Sincerities.

Tharmia: {rising}
Your Majesty, we are ignorant of these things.

{Exeunt.}

King: {to Ichtharion and Ludibras}
We will rest from things of State for awhile, shall we
not? We will be happy, shall we not, in this ancient
beautiful palace?

Ludibras:
If your Majesty commands, we must obey.

King:
But is not Thek most beautiful? Are not the jungle