[They go out in conversation]
VEILED-LIGHT [Talking with a COUNCILLOR]
There is a method of obtaining calabashes of a magnificent red. You graft the young plant with cockscombs——
COUNCILLOR
With cockscombs?——Can it be done?
VEILED-LIGHT
Yes, you bury them alongside the roots and pass the stems through the flesh.
A SECRETARY
I know another process for obtaining gourds of celestial blue.
COUNCILLOR [To Veiled Light]