"Лорд Дансени. The Gods of the Mountain (англ.)" - читать интересную книгу автора


Agmar:
They went three days ago?

Thief:
Yes, on dromedaries.

Agmar:
Then they should be back to-day.

Oogno:
We are lost!

Thahn:
We are lost!

Thief:
They must have seen the green jade idols sitting
against the mountains. They will say, "The gods are
still at Marma." And we shall be burnt.

Slag:
My master will yet devise a plan.

Agmar: {to the Thief}
Slip away to some high place and look toward the desert
and see how long we have to devise a plan.

Slag:
My master will find a plan.

Oogno:
He has taken us into a trap.

Thahn:
His wisdom is our doom.

Slag:
He will find a wise plan yet.

Thief: {reentering}
It is too late!

Agmar:
It is too late!

Thief:
The dromedary men are here.

Oogno: