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But now , O ye gods , ye have proclaimed a new law , and I , who am yet your servant , come hither to ask your will . How shall the feast go , and what sacrifice shall be offered unto you ? '' `` The feast shall go thus , '' answered Juanna . `` Ye shall offer us a sacrifice indeed ; to each of us shall ye offer an ox and a goat , and the ox and the goat shall be given to the Snake to feed him , but not the flesh of men ; moreover , the feast shall be held at noon and not in the night-time . '' `` 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 .