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           "Whatwillyewithme,Ignosi?"shepiped."Yedarenottouchme. IfyetouchmeIwillslayyouasyesit.Bewareofmymagic." 

           "ThymagiccouldnotsaveTwala,oldshe-wolf,anditcannothurtme,"wastheanswer. "Listen;Iwillthisofthee,thatthourevealtousthechamberwherearetheshiningstones." 

           "Ha!ha!"shepiped,"noneknowitssecretbutI,andIwillnevertellthee. Thewhitedevilsshallgohenceempty-handed." 

           "Thoushalttellme.Iwillmaketheetellme." 

           "How,Oking?Thouartgreat,butcanthypowerwringthetruthfromawoman?" 

           "Itisdifficult,yetwillIdoso." 

           "How,Oking?" 

           "Nay,thus;ifthoutellestnotthoushaltslowlydie." 

           "Die!"sheshriekedinterrorandfury; "yedarenottouchmeman,yeknownotwhoIam. HowoldthinkyeamI? Iknewyourfathers,andyourfathers’fathers’fathers. WhenthecountrywasyoungIwashere;whenthecountrygrowsoldIshallstillbehere. IcannotdieunlessIbekilledbychance,fornonedareslayme." 

           "YetwillIslaythee.See,Gagool,motherofevil,thouartsooldthatthoucanstnolongerlovethylife. Whatcanlifebetosuchahagasthou,whohastnoshape,norform,norhair,norteethhastnaught,savewickednessandevileyes? Itwillbemercytomakeanendofthee,Gagool." 

           "Thoufool,"shriekedtheoldfiend, "thouaccursedfool,deemestthouthatlifeissweetonlytotheyoung? Itisnotso,andnaughtthouknowestoftheheartofmantothinkit. 

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