“‘How do you know?’ ses I.
“‘We know lots of things that we have never been told,’ ses he. ‘And you will be wiser to-morrow than you are to-day. The hands of the clock are now together at the midnight hour, and I can hear the clattering of hoofs in the distance.’
“‘Maybe the White Horse of Banba is coming,’ ses I.
“‘He is,’ ses he, ‘and there is no one on his back this time, for he is looking for me.’
“And as true as I’m telling you, a fiery steed rushed over the hill, and the stranger jumped on his back, and ses, ‘Good-by,’ ses he, ‘till we meet again in the Valley of the Dead on the Judgment Day.’
“And then the White Horse of Banba scampered along the rugged pathway with the wailing banshee at his heels, until the top of the cliff was reached, and before I could realize what had happened, he plunged into the dark waters,’ said Padna.
“‘I hope it will be many a long day before either of us will be taken to the world next door,” said Micus.
“I hope so too,” said Padna.
“I wonder is the decanter empty,” said Micus.