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`` An ox and a goat -- to each an ox and a goat ! '' said Nam humbly , but in a voice of bitterest sarcasm . `` As ye will so let it be , O ye gentle-hearted gods . And the festival shall be held at noon , and not in the night season as of old . As ye will , O ye kind gods . Your word is my law , O Aca , and O Jal ; '' and bowing to the ground the aged man withdrew himself , followed by his satellites . `` That devilish priest makes my flesh creep , '' said Juanna , when she had translated his words .