’Tis sadder than the moaning of the wind
To hear them praise their god.
Al.True, it was sad:
Unearthly it seemed. Now more than ever, Zapel,
I am glad I came; if there be Christians here,
And I may come to see them. All my life
I have heard strange things of them, and wondered much
What they were like. I’ll speak with them.
Za.Ha! ha!
Al. Why not?