Poc. It is possible, to put a sign,
A mark of something that you both have seen,
And both can understand.
Rolfe.But we can put
A mark for that which we have never seen.
Nom. Indeed! Oh, show me that! Rolfe, turn your back,
And don't look round.
Poc.Now, sister, 'tis my turn.(Whispers Smith, who writes.
Give it to Rolfe.(To Nomony.)
Rolfe. (Reads.) 'Paspaho.'
Nom.Thou hast seen him?
Rolfe. Never.
Nom. (Looking at the paper.) And that's Paspaho! (To Rolfe.) Is he tall or short?
Rolfe. Nay, you put writing to an unfair test;
I cannot tell.
Nom. Not tell! How can the leaf
Name whom it never saw, yet know not whether
He's tall or short?