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For a moment there was silence, then a great cry arose -- a cry of "Our father is dead! " Presently with it were mingled other and angrier shouts of "The king is murdered! " and "He is bewitched, the white wizard has bewitched the king! He prophesied evil upon him, and now he has bewitched him!"
Meanwhile the captains and councillors formed a ring about Umsuka, and Hokosa bending over him examined him.