But I could not tell you all the signs though I were to speak forever.
The Second Subaltern: There is one that you did not mention.
(A great square of silk is hoisted above one of the mountains to the East.
The First Subaltern: Eh?
The Standard Bearer: I do not know what it is! I do not know what this means!
(A trumpet is heard sounding clearly as if it announced something.
The First Subaltern (shouting): Listen!
The Standard Bearer: I hear and I do not understand!
But I am struck with horror and my soul putrefies within me.
The First Subaltern: How that ominous flag flaps in the wind.