(Reads) “Take scammony and rue,
With henbane gathered in a fat churchyard—
Pound in a mortar with three drops of blood,
Drawn from a serpent’s tail at dead of night.”
Yes, yes, that’s plain enough! (reads) “Take pigeon’s egg
Wrapped in the skin of a beheaded toad,
And then—” (sees Vavir) Who’s there?
Vav. (astonished).Why, Mousta?
Mous.Pardon me,
I’m at my book. I did not hear thy step.