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DEIRDIRE 13
come, or that he was come of his own
accord, the soothsayer came to the
house of Colum Cruitire.
* Art thou making soothsaying ? ' said
Colum Cruitire. ' I am making a little ;
art thou seeking soothsaying?' said
the soothsayer. ' Well, I do not mind
should I take soothsaying from thee
if thou hast soothsaying for me, and
that thou wouldst be pleased to make
it.' 'Well, I will make thee sooth-
saying. What kind of soothsaying
dost thou wish to have ? ' ' Well, the
soothsaying that I myself would wish
to have would be to know my con-
dition, and what was to happen to me,
were it permissible for thee to tell
me.' ' Well, I am going out, and when
I come in I will put a question to
thee/ and the soothsayer went out
of the house.
The soothsayer was not long out
when he returned into the house.