Nourm. Yes, kill a good one, that is bad. But kill a bad one, that is good.
Satni. And if you are mistaken?
Sokiti. No, he is bad, I kill him.
Satni. What if he be not bad, and you think him so?
Sokiti. If he were not bad, I should not think it.
Steward. You do not understand—Listen, I am not bad, am I?
Sokiti. But we do not want to kill you.
Steward. Let me speak. You remember Kob the black. He thought me bad.
Nourm. Yes.
Steward. And if he had killed me?