Копи царя Соломона
The Witch-Hunt
"Itiswell,myfriends,"saidIgnosi,lateUmbopa; "andwhatsayestthou,Macumazahn,artthoualsowithme,oldhunter,clevererthanawoundedbuffalo?"
Ithoughtawhileandscratchedmyhead.
"Umbopa,orIgnosi,"Isaid,"Idon’tlikerevolutions. Iamamanofpeaceandabitofacoward"—hereUmbopasmiled —"but,ontheotherhand,Istickupformyfriends,Ignosi. Youhavestucktousandplayedthepartofaman,andIwillstickbyyou. Butmindyou,Iamatrader,andhavetomakemyliving,soIacceptyourofferaboutthosediamondsincaseweshouldeverbeinapositiontoavailourselvesofit. Anotherthing:wecame,asyouknow,tolookforIncubu’s(SirHenry’s)lostbrother. Youmusthelpustofindhim."
"ThatIwilldo,"answeredIgnosi."Stay,Infadoos,bythesignofthesnakeaboutmymiddle,tellmethetruth. Hasanywhitemantothyknowledgesethisfootwithintheland?"
"None,OIgnosi."
"Ifanywhitemanhadbeenseenorheardof,wouldstthouhaveknown?"
"Ishouldcertainlyhaveknown."
"Thouhearest,Incubu,"saidIgnositoSirHenry;"hehasnotbeenhere."
"Well,well,"saidSirHenry,withasigh;"thereitis;Isupposethathenevergotsofar. Poorfellow,poorfellow!Soithasallbeenfornothing.God’swillbedone."
"Nowforbusiness,"Iputin,anxioustoescapefromapainfulsubject. "Itisverywelltobeakingbyrightdivine,Ignosi,buthowdostthouproposetobecomeakingindeed?"
