[The Yellow God by H. Rider Haggard]@TWC D-Link bookThe Yellow God CHAPTER III 25/32
Then in kloof of the mountains where big black trees make a roof and river fall like thunder, find Asiki and gold house of the Yellow God.
All that mountain gold, full of gold and beneath gold house Yellow God afloat in water. She what you call Queen, priestess, live there also, always there, very beautiful woman called Asika with face like Yellow God, cruel, cruel. She take a husband every year, and every year he die because she always hunt for right man but never find him." "Does she kill him then ?" asked Barbara. "Oh! no, she no kill him, Miss, he kill himself at end of year, glad to get away from Asika and go to spirits.
While he live he have a very good time, plenty to eat, plenty wives, fine house, much gold as he like, only nothing to spend it on, pretty necklace, nice paint for face.
But Asika, little bit by little bit she eat up his spirit.
He see too many ghosts.
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