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THE HOUR-GLASS
I will have no one here when they come in,
I will have no one sitting there—no one—
And yet— and yet— there is something strange about you.
I half remember something. What is it?
Do you believe in God and in the soul?
Fool
So you ask me now. I thought when you were asking your pupils, 'Will he ask Teigue the Fool? Yes, he will, he will; no, he will not—yes, he will.' But Teigue will say nothing. Teigue will say nothing.
Wise Man
Tell me quickly.
Fool
I said, 'Teigue knows everything, not
