THE EMBASSY The ceremonies were over and the priests, with the exception of Harut and two who remained to attend upon him, vanished, probably to inform the male and female hierophants of their result, and through these the whole people of the White Kendah.

Old Harut stared at us for a little while, then said in English, which he always liked to talk when Ragnall was present, perhaps for the sake of practice: "What you like do now, eh?
P'r'aps wish fly back to Town of Child, for suppose this how you come.

If so, please take me with you, because that save long ride." "Oh! no," I answered.

"We walked here through that hole where lived the Father of Snakes who died of fear when he saw us, and just mixed with the rest of you in the court of the temple." "Good lie," said Harut admiringly, "very first-class lie! Wonder how you kill great snake, which we all think never die, for he live there hundred, hundred years; our people find him there when first they come to this country, and make him kind of god.

Well, he nasty beast and best dead.