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“Areyouthenlonely？“
“Howcanitbeotherwisewithanoutcast，Prince？“
“No，itcannotbeotherwise。Iknowitwhoamalsoanoutcast。“
“AtleastthereisherHighnessyourwife，whodoubtlesswillcometocomfortyou，“shesaid，lookingdown。
“HerHighnesswillnotcome。IfyouhadseenAna，hewouldperhapshavetoldyouthatshehasswornnottolookuponmyfaceagain，unlessaboveitshinesacrown。“
“Oh!howcanawomanbesocruel？Surely，Prince，suchastabmustcutyoutotheheart，“sheexclaimed，withalittlecryofpity。
“HerHighnessisnotonlyawoman；sheisaPrincessofEgyptwhichisdifferent。Fortherestitdoescutmetotheheartthatmyroyalsistershouldhavedesertedme，forthatwhichshelovesbetter——powerandpomp。Butsoitis，unlessAnadreams。Itseemsthereforethatweareinthesamecase，bothoutcasts，youandI，isitnotso？“
Shemadenoanswerbutcontinuedtolookupontheground，andhewentonveryslowly：
“AthoughtcomesintomymindonwhichIwouldaskyourjudgment。Iftwowhoareforlorncametogethertheywouldbelessforlornbyhalf，wouldtheynot？“
“Itwouldseemso，Prince——thatisiftheyremainedforlornatall。
ButIdonotunderstandtheriddle。“
“Yetyouhaveansweredit。IfyouarelonelyandIamlonelyapart，weshould，yousay，belesslonelytogether。“
“Prince，“shemurmured，shrinkingawayfromhim，“Ispokenosuchwords。“
“No，Ispokethemforyou。Hearkentome，Merapi。TheythinkmeastrangemaninEgyptbecauseIhaveheldnowomandear，neverhavingseenonewhomIcouldholddear。“Hereshelookedathimsearchingly，andhewenton，“Awhileago，beforeIvisitedyourlandofGoshen——
Anacantellyouaboutthematter，forIthinkhewroteitdown——KiandoldBakenkhonsucametoseeme。Now，asyouknow，Kiiswithoutdoubtagreatmagician，thoughitwouldseemnotsogreatassomeofyourprophets。HetoldmethatheandothershadbeensearchingoutmyfutureandthatinGoshenIshouldfindawomanwhomitwasfatedI
mustlove。Headdedthatthiswomanwouldbringmemuchjoy。“HereSetipaused，doubtlessrememberingthiswasnotallthatKihadsaid，orJabezeither。“Kitoldmealso，“hewentonslowly，“thatIhadalreadyknownthiswomanforthousandsofyears。“
Shestartedandastrangelookcameintoherface。
“Howcanthatbe，Prince？“
“ThatiswhatIaskedhimandgotnogoodanswer。Stillhesaidit，notonlyofthewomanbutofmyfriendAnaaswell，whichindeedwouldexplainmuch，anditwouldappearthattheothermagicianssaiditalso。ThenIwenttothelandofGoshenandthereIsawawoman-“
“Forthefirsttime，Prince？“
“No，forthethirdtime。“
Hereshesa
