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nave the writings sate, nave you HOT
.Ana?"
Quite safe, your highness," l answered
though l knew not Of what writings he
spoke, unless they were the manuscripts
of my stories.
Then, my Lord, will leave you to talk
Of the tidings from Memphis and these
writings" said the Princess.
''Yes, yes We must talk Of them,
Userti. Also of the journey to the land
Of Goshen on which Ana starts with me
tomorrow"
Tomorrow! Why this morning you
told me it was fixed for three days hence"
did /, sister, mean wife? If SO, it
was because was not sure whether Ana,
who is to be my chariot companion, would
be back"
IA scribe your chariot companion! Sure
llX, it would be more fitting that your cousin
.Amenmeses'-
ITO set with Amenmeses!" he ex-
claimed "You know well, Userti, that the
man is hateful to me with his cunning yet
empty talk"
Indeed! / grieve to hear it, for when
you hate you show it, and Amenmeses may
be bad enemy. Then if not our cousin
.Amenmeses, who is not hateful to me,
there is Saptah."
=, 81 thank you; l will not travel in cage
with jackal'
""Jackal! 1 do not love Saptah, but one
Of the royal blood of Egypt jackal! Then
there is Nehesi the vizier, or the General
of the escort whose name 1 forget"
:. ''Do you think, Userti, that wish to
talk about state economies with that old
money-sack, or to listen to boastings OF
deeds he never did in war from a half
bred Nubian butcher?"
1'T do not know, husband. Yet Of what
will you talk with this Ana? OF poems,
suppose, and Stiffness. Or will it be per
chance of Merapi, Moon Of Israel, whom
gather both Of you think so beautiful?
Well, have your way. You tell me that l
am not to accompany you upon this jour
ney, l your new-made wife, and now ma
that it is because you wish my place to
be filed by a writer of tales whom you
picked up the other day-your twin In ia
forsooth! Fare you well, my Lord" and
she rose from her seat, gathering up her
robes with both hands.
Then Seti grew angry.
SUserti," he said, stamping upon the
floor, "you should not use such words. =
You know well that do not take you with
me because there may be danger yonder
among the Hebrews. Moreover, it is not
Pharaoh's wish"
ed sTben / crave your pardon and thank
Won for your kind thought. for the safety
az my person." she said with cold cour-
ftesz 81 knew not this mission was so
dangerous. Be careful, Seu, that the
scribe Ana comes to no harm"
so saying she bowed and vanished
through the curtains.
HAna," said Seti, tell me, for l never
was quick at figures, how many minutes
is Il from now till the fourth hour to-mor-
Fow row morning when l shall order my chariot
~ be ready? Also, do you know whether
n is possibIe to travel from Goshen across
-FHe marshes and to return by Syria? Or,
failing that, to travel across the desert to
Tbebes and sail down the Nile in the
Spring."
.h"Oh! my Prince, my Prince!" said, 81
PIray Ppray you to dismiss me. Let me go any
where out of the reach Of her Highness's
tongue"
aft is strange how alike we think upon
every matter, Ana, even Of Merapi and the
tongues of royal ladies. Hearken to
nv command. You are not to go. If 1t is
4 question of going, there are others who
viii 20 first. Moreover, you cannot 60, but
must stay and bear your burdens as bear
mine. Remember the broken cup, Ana"
al remember, my Prince, but sooner
would l be scourged with rods than by
sucb words as those to which l must
listen"
Yet that very night, when had left the
Prince, l was destined to hear more pleas
ant words from this same changeful, or
perchance polite royal lady. She sent for
me and I went, much afraid. found her
In a small chamber alone, save for one old
lady of honor who sat at the end Of the
room and appeared to be deaf, which per-
hans was why she was chosen. Userti
bade me be seated before her very cour-
teously and spoke to me thus, whether
because of some talk she had held with
the Prince or not, do not know.
Scribe Ana, / ask your pardon II, being
vexed and wearied, / said to you and OF
YOU to-day what / now Wish l had left un-
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