Thentheceremoniesbeganwithakindofinfernalballet。Onthesmoothspacebetweenthemandthewater’sedgeappearedmaleandfemalebandsofdancerswhoemergedfromtheshadows。Forthemostparttheyweredresseduplikeanimalsandimitatedthecriesofthebeaststhattheyrepresented，althoughsomeofthemworelittleornoclothing。Tothesoundofwildmusicofhornsanddrumsthesecreaturesdancedakindofinsanequadrillewhichseemedtosuggesteverythingthatiscruelandvileupontheearth。Theydancedanddancedinthemoonlighttillthemadnessspreadfromthemtothethousandswhoweregathereduponthefarthersideofthewater，forpresentlyallofthesebegantodancealso。Nordiditstopthere，sinceatlengththeAsikarosefromherchairuponthedaisandjoinedintheperformancewiththeMunganaherhusband。EvenJeekiebegantopranceandshoutbehind，sothatatlastAlanandtheOgulaaloneremainedstillandsilentinthemidstofasceneandanoisewhichmighthavebeenthatofhellletloose。
Leavinggoofherhusband，theAsikaboundeduptoAlanandtriedtodraghimfromhischair，thrustinghergoldmaskagainsthismask。HerefusedtomoveandafterawhileshelefthimandreturnedtoMungana。Louderandlouderbrayedthemusicandbeatthedrums，wilderandwildergrewtheshrieks。Individualsfellexhaustedandwerethrownintothewaterwheretheysankorfloatedawayontheslowmovingstream，aspartofsomeinexplicableplaythatwasbeingenacted。
ThensuddenlytheAsikastoodstillandthrewupherarmsandtheyfellupontheirfacesandlayasthoughtheyweredead。Athirdtimeshethrewupherarmsandtheyroseandremainedsosilentthattheonlysoundtobeheardwasthatoftheirthickbreathing。Thenshespoke，orratherscreamed，saying:
“LittleBonsahascomebackagain，bringingwithherthewhitemanwhomsheledaway，“andalltheaudienceanswered，“LittleBonsahascomebackagain。OncemoreweseeherontheheadoftheAsikaasourfathersdid。Giveherasacrifice。Giveherthewhiteman。“
“Nay，“shescreamedback，“thewhitemanismine。InamehimasthenextMungana。“