The drawing in the dust by the priest at Umballa ! Remember what he said . First come two -- ferashes -- to make all things ready -- in a dark place , as it is always at the beginning of a vision . ' ` But this is not vision , ' said the lama . ` It is the world 's Illusion , and no more . ' ` And after them comes the Bull -- the Red Bull on the green field . Look ! It is he ! ' He pointed to the flag that was snap snapping in the evening breeze not ten feet away . It was no more than an ordinary camp marking-flag ; but the regiment , always punctilious in matters of millinery , had charged it with the regimental device , the Red Bull , which is the crest of the Mavericks -- the great Red Bull on a background of Irish green . ' I see , and now I remember . ' said the lama . ` Certainly it is thy Bull . Certainly , also , the two men came to make all ready . ' ` They are soldiers -- white soldiers . What said the priest ? `` The sign over against the Bull is the sign of War and armed men . '' Holy One , this thing touches my Search . ' ` True . It is true . '
The XXXXX stared fixedly at the device that flamed like a ruby in the dusk .
First Illusion Irish Mavericks Red Umballa evening ferashes lama marking-flag