Yes, I want you to go for three reasons.

First, that you may satisfy your soul on certain matters and I would help you to do so.
Secondly, because I want to satisfy mine, and thirdly, because I know that you will come back safe to be a prop to me in things that will happen in days unborn.

Otherwise I would have told you nothing of this story, since it is necessary to me that you should remain living beneath the sun." "Have done, Zikali.

What is it that you desire ?" "Oh! a great deal that I shall get, but chiefly two things, so with the rest I will not trouble you.

First I desire to know to know whether these dreams of mine of a wonderful white witch-doctoress, or witch, and of my converse with her are indeed more than dreams.