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The Woldery wine!
SLAG
It was better to see my master's wise devices than to have fruit and lamb and Woldery wine.
MLAN
Ah! When they spied on him to see if he would eat when they went away!
OOGNO
When they questioned him concerning the G.o.ds and Man!
THAHN
When they asked him why the G.o.ds permitted cancer!
SLAG
Ah, my wise master!
MLAN
How well his scheme has succeeded!
OOGNO
How far away is hunger!
THAHN
It is even like to one of last year's dreams, the trouble of a brief night long ago.
OOGNO (_laughing_)
Ho, ho, ho! To see them pray to us.
AGMAR
When we were beggars did we not speak as beggars? Did we not whine as they? Was not our mien beggarly?
OOGNO
We were the pride of our calling.
AGMAR
Then now that we are G.o.ds, let us be as G.o.ds, and not mock our wors.h.i.+ppers.
ULF
I think that the G.o.ds _do_ mock their wors.h.i.+ppers.
AGMAR
The G.o.ds have never mocked us. We are above all pinnacles that we have ever gazed at in dreams.
ULF
I think that when man is high then most of all are the G.o.ds wont to mock him.
THIEF (_entering_)
Master! I have been with those that know all and see all. I have been with the thieves, master. They know me for one of the craft, but they do not know me as being one of us.
AGMAR
Well, well!
THIEF
There is danger, master, there is great danger.
AGMAR
You mean that they suspect that we are men.
THIEF
That they have long done, master. I mean that they will know it. Then we are lost.
AGMAR
Then they do not know it.
THIEF
They do not know it yet, but they will know it, and we are lost.
AGMAR
When will they know it?
THIEF
Three days ago they suspected us.
AGMAR
