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There are no gods now. W 7 e have been civilised over three thou- sand years. The gods that nursed our infancy are dead, or gone to nurse younger nations. , 6 ICHTHARION I refuse to listen to . O, the sen- tries are gone. No, the gods are no use to us, they were driven away by the decadence. HARPAGAS We are not in the decadence here. Barbul-el-Sharnak is in a different age. The city of Thek is scarcely civilized. ICHTHARION But everybody lives in Barbul-el- Sharnak. HARPAGAS The gods LUDIBRAS T...he old prophet is coming. HARPAGAS He believes as much in the gods as you or I do. LUDIBRAS Yes, but we must not speak as though we knew that. VOICE-OF-THE-GODS (a prophet) walks across the stage. 27 ICHTHARION, LUDIBRAS, HARPAGAS (rising) The gods are good. VOICE-OF-THE-GODS They are benignant. (Exit. ) ICHTHARION Listen ! Let him prophesy to the King. Let him bid the King go hence lest they smite the city. LUDIBRAS Can we make him do it ? ICHTHARION I think we can make him do it HARPAGAS The King is more highly civilised even than we are.
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