pon it.

BARACH.

And there is another big chair on the other side of the hall.

FINTAIN.

Lead me to it. (He mutters while the fool is leading him.) That is
what the High King Concobar has on his shield. The High King will be
coming. They have brought out his chair. (He begins feeling the back
of the other chair.) And there is a dog's head on this. They have
brought out our master's chair. Now I know what the horse-boys were
talking about. We must not stay here. The Kings are going to meet
here. Now that Concobar and our master, that is his chief man, have
put down all the enemies of Ullad, they are going to build up Emain
again. They are going to talk over their plans for building it. Were
you ever in Concobar's town before it was burnt? O, he is a great
King, for though Emain was burnt down, every war had made him richer.
He has gold and silver dishes, and chessboards and candle-sticks made
of precious stones. Fool, have they taken the top from the ale vat?

BARACH.

They have.

FINTAIN.

Then bring me a horn of ale quickly, for the Kings will be here in a
minute. Now I can listen. Tell me what you saw this morning?

BARACH.

About the young man and the fighting?

FINTAIN.

Yes.

BARACH.

And after that we can go and eat the fowl, for I am hungry.

FINTAIN.

Time enough, time enough. You're in as great a hurry as when you
brought me to Aine's Seat, where the mad dogs gather when the moon's
at the full. Go on with your story.

BARACH.

I was creeping under a ditch, with the fowl in my leather bag, keeping
to the shore where the farmer could not see me, when I came upon a
ship drawn up upon the sands, a great red ship with a woman's head
upon it.

FINTAIN.

A ship out of Aoife's country. They have all a woman's head on the bow.

BARACH.

There was a young man with a pale face and red hair standing beside
it. Some of our people came up whose turn it was to guard the shore. I
heard them ask the young man his name. He said he was under bonds not
to tell it. Then words came between them, and they fought, & the young
man killed half of them, and the others ran away.

FINTAIN.

It matters nothing to us, but he has come at last.

BARACH.

Who has come?

FINTAIN.

I know who that young man is. There is not another like him in the
world. I saw him when I had my eyesight.

BARACH.

You saw him?

FINTAIN.