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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?" 

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