the tree. No, no, he is standing still. There is a great wave going to break and he is looking at it. Ah! now he is running down to the sea, but he is holding up his sword as if he were going into a fight. (A pause.) Well struck, well struck!
FINTAIN.
What is he doing now?
BARACH.
O! he is fighting the waves.
FINTAIN.
He sees King Concobar's crown on every one of them.
BARACH.
There, he has struck at a big one. He has struck the crown off it, he has made the foam fly. There again another big one. (shouting without)
FINTAIN.
Where are the kings? What are the kings doing?
BARACH.
They are shouting and running down to the shore, and the people are running out of the houses, they are all running.
FINTAIN.
You say they are running out of the houses, there will be nobody left in the houses. Listen, fool.
BARACH.
There, he is down! He is up again! He is going out into the deep water.
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