But before he reached us, he began to spread and spread, and grew bigger end bigger, till at last he was so big that he went out of our sight, and we saw him no more, and then he was upon us!" "What do you mean by that ?" "He was all black through between us, and we could not see one another; and then he was inside us." "How did you know he was inside you ?" "He did me quite different.

I felt like bad.

I was not Odu any more--not the Odu I knew.

I wanted to tear Sozo to pieces--not really, but like!" He turned and hugged Sozo.
"It wasn't me, Sozo," he sobbed.

"Really, deep down, it was Odu, loving you always! And Odu came up, and knocked Naughty away.