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“MymindisasKi’sinthismatter。ItoothinkthataterriblepowerisafootinEgypt，onethathasitshomeinthelandofGoshen，andthatIdidwelltorefusethethrone。ButfromwhatgodthesefortunescomeIdonotknow。Perhapstimewilltellus。MeanwhileifthereisaughtintheprophesiesoftheseHebrews，asinterpretedbyJabez，atleastyouandImaysleepinpeace，whichismorethanwillchancetoPharaohonthethronethatUserticovets。Ifso，thisplaywillbeworththewatching。Youhavedoneyourmissionwell，Ana。GorestyouwhileIthinkoverallthatyouhavesaid。“
ItwaseveningandasthepalacewasveryhotIwentintothegardenandmakingmywaytothatlittlepleasure-housewhereSetiandIwerewonttostudy，Isatmyselfdownthereand，beingweary，fellasleep。
WhenIawokefromadreamaboutsomewomanwhowasweeping，nighthadfallenandthefullmoonshoneinthesky，sothatitsraysfellonthegardenbeforeme。
Nowinfrontofthislittlehouse，asIhavesaid，grewtreesthatatthisseasonoftheyearwerecoveredwithwhiteandcup-likeblossoms，andbetweenthesetreeswasaseatbuiltupofsun-driedbricks。OnthisseatsatawomanwhomIknewfromhershapetobeMerapi。Alsoshewassad，foralthoughherheadwasbowedandherlonghairhidherfaceIcouldhearhergentlesighs。
ThesightofhermovedmeverymuchandIrememberedwhatthePrincehadsaidtome，tellingmethatIshoulddowelltoaskthisladywhethershehadanymindmyway。ThereforeifIdidso，surelyIcouldnotbeblamed。YetIwascertainthatitwasnottomethatherheartturned，thoughtospeakthetruth，muchIwisheditotherwise。Whowouldlookattheibisintheswampwhenthewide-wingedeaglefloatedinheavenabove？
Anevilthoughtcameintomymind，sentbySet。Supposethatthiswatcher’seyeswerefixedupontheeagle，lordoftheair。Supposethatsheworshippedthiseagle；thatsheloveditbecauseitshomewasheaven，becausetoheritwasthekingofallthebirds。Andsupposeonetoldherthatifshelureditdowntoearthfromtheglorioussafetyoftheskies，shewouldbringittocaptivityordeathatthehandofthesnarer。Thenwouldnotthatlovingwatchersay：“Letitgofreeandhappy，howevermuchIlongtolookuponit，“andwhenithadsailedfromsight，perhapsturnhereyestothehumbleibisinthemud？
JabezhadtoldmethatifthiswomanandthePrincegrewdeartoeachothershewouldbringgreatsorrowonhishead。IfIrepeatedhiswordstoher，shewhohadfaithinthepropheciesofherpeoplewouldcertainlybelievethem。Moreover，whateverherheartmightprompt，beingsohigh-natured，neverwouldsheconsenttodowhatmightbringtroubleonSeti’shead，eveniftorefusehimshouldsinkhersoulinsorrow。NorwouldshereturntotheHebrewstheretofallintothehandsofoneshehated。ThenperhapsI。ShouldItellher？IfJabezhadnotmeantthatthemattermustbebroughttoherears，wouldhehavespokenofitatall？Inshortwasitnotmydutytoher，andperhapsalsotothePrincewhotherebymightbesavedfrommiseriestocome，
