Копи царя Соломона
Good Falls Sick
"Sheistheevilgeniusoftheland,"heanswered, "andIshallkillher,andallthewitchdoctorswithher! Shehaslivedsolongthatnonecanrememberwhenshewasnotveryold,andsheitiswhohasalwaystrainedthewitch-hunters, andmadethelandwickedinthesightoftheheavensabove."
"Yetsheknowsmuch,"Ireplied;"itiseasiertodestroyknowledge,Ignosi,thantogatherit."
"Thatisso,"hesaidthoughtfully. "She,andsheonly,knowsthesecretofthe‘ThreeWitches,’yonder,whitherthegreatroadruns,wherethekingsareburied,andtheSilentOnessit."
"Yes,andthediamondsare. Forgetnotthypromise,Ignosi; thoumustleadustothemines,evenifthouhasttospareGagoolalivetoshowtheway."
"Iwillnotforget,Macumazahn,andIwillthinkonwhatthousayest."
AfterIgnosi’svisitIwenttoseeGood,andfoundhimquitedelirious. Thefeversetupbyhiswoundseemedtohavetakenafirmholdofhissystem,andtobecomplicatedwithaninternalinjury. Forfourorfivedayshisconditionwasmostcritical; indeed,IbelievefirmlythathaditnotbeenforFoulata’sindefatigablenursinghemusthavedied.
Womenarewomen,alltheworldover,whatevertheircolour. Yetsomehowitseemedcurioustowatchthisduskybeautybendingnightanddayoverthefeveredman’scouch,andperformingallthemercifulerrandsofasick-roomswiftly,gently,andwithasfineaninstinctasthatofatrainedhospitalnurse.
