Копи царя Соломона
Twala the King
Thesunsankandtheworldwaswreathedinshadows.Butnotforlong,forseeinthewestthereisaglow,thencomeraysofsilverlight,andatlastthefullandgloriousmoonlightsuptheplainandshootsitsgleamingarrowsfarandwide,fillingtheearthwithafaintrefulgence.
Westoodandwatchedthelovelysight, whilstthestarsgrewpalebeforethischastenedmajesty,andfeltourheartsliftedupinthepresenceofabeautythatIcannotdescribe. Minehasbeenaroughlife,butthereareafewthingsIamthankfultohavelivedfor, andoneofthemistohaveseenthatmoonshineoverKukuanaland.
PresentlyourmeditationswerebrokeninuponbyourpolitefriendInfadoos.
"IfmylordsarerestedwewilljourneyontoLoo,whereahutismadereadyformylordsto-night. Themoonisnowbright,sothatweshallnotfallbytheway."
Weassented,andinanhour’stimewereattheoutskirtsofthetown,ofwhichtheextent,mappedoutasitwasbythousandsofcampfires,appearedabsolutelyendless.Indeed,Good,whoisalwaysfondofabadjoke,christenedit"UnlimitedLoo." Soonwecametoamoatwithadrawbridge,whereweweremetbytherattlingofarmsandthehoarsechallengeofasentry. InfadoosgavesomepasswordthatIcouldnotcatch,whichwasmetwithasalute,andwepassedonthroughthecentralstreetofthegreatgrasscity.
