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

You have made a prophecy.

Voice-of-the-Gods:
I have made a prophecy.

King Karnos:
I would hear that prophecy. {A pause.}

Voice-of-the-Gods:
Your Majesty, the gods in three days' time...

King Karnos:
Stop! Is it not usual to begin with certain words?

{A pause.}

Voice-of-the-Gods:
It is written and hath been said... It is written and
hath been said... that the gods cannot lie.

King Karnos:
That is right.

Voice-of-the-Gods:
That the gods cannot lie.

King Karnos:
Yes. Yes.

Voice-of-the-Gods:
In three days' time the gods will destroy this city for
vengeance upon some man, unless all men desert it.

King Karnos:
The gods will destroy Thek!

Voice-of-the-Gods:
Yes.

King Karnos:
When will this happen?

Voice-of-the-Gods:
It must be in three days' time.

King Karnos:
How will it happen?

Voice-of-the-Gods: