Yes, if you can interfere with their religion like this, and none of them say a word, why—you can make any laws you like.
JOHN BEAL
But Hussein is king here; he is Lord of the Pass, and that's everything here. I'm nobody.
MIRALDA
O, if you like to be nobody, of course that's different.
ARCHIE BEAL
I think she means that if Hussein weren't there there'd be only you. Of course, I don't know. I've only just come.
JOHN BEAL
But we can't kill Hussein!
[MIRALDA begins to cry.]