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Sowewenttothegreatporticoofthepalace，passinginandoutthroughthepaintedpillars，towardsmyownapartments，whenceI
purposedtosendamessagetothePrince。Asitchancedthiswasneedless，sincepresentlywesawhimseatedinalittlebayoutofreachofthesun。ByhissidewasMerapi，andonawovenrugbetweenthemlaytheirsleepinginfant，atwhombothofthemgazedadoringly。
“Strangethatthismother’sheartshouldhidemoremightthancanbeboastedbyallthegodsofEgypt。Strangethatthosemother’seyescanrivetheancientgloryofAmonintodust!“KisaidtomeinsolowavoicethatitalmostseemedasthoughIheardhisthoughtandnothiswords，whichperhapsindeedIdid。
Nowwestoodinfrontofthesethree，andthesunbeingbehindus，foritwasstillearly，theshadowofthecloakedKifelluponababeandlaythere。Ahatefulfancycametome。Itlookedliketheevilformofanembalmerbendingoveronenewdead。Thebabefeltit，openeditslargeeyesandwailed。Merapisawit，andsnatchedupherchild。Setitoorosefromhisseat，exclaiming，“Whocomes？“
Thereon，tomyamazement，KiprostratedhimselfandutteredthesalutationwhichmayonlybegiventotheKingofEgypt：“Life!Blood!
Strength!Pharaoh!Pharaoh!Pharaoh!“
“Whodaresutterthosewordstome？“saidSeti。“Ana，whatmadmandoyoubringhere？“
“MayitpleasethePrince，/he/brought/me/here，“Irepliedfaintly。
“Fellow，tellmewhobadeyousaysuchwords，thanwhichnonewereeverlesswelcome。“
“ThosewhomIserve，Prince。“
“Andwhomdoyouserve？“
“ThegodsofEgypt。“
“Then，man，Ithinkthegodsmustneedyourcompany。PharaohdoesnotsitatMemphis，andwerehetohearofthem-“
“Pharaohwillneverhearthem，Prince，untilhehearsallthings。“
Theystaredateachother。Then，asIhaddonebythegateSetirubbedhiseyes，andsaid：
“SurelythisisKi。Why，then，didyoulookotherwisejustnow？“
“Thegodscanchangethefashionoftheirmessengerathousandtimesinaflash，ifsotheywill，OPrince。“
NowSeti’sangerpassed，andturnedtolaughter。
“Ki，Ki，’hesaid，“youshouldkeepthesetricksforCourt。But，sinceyouareinthemood，whatsalutationhaveyouforthisladybymyside？“
Kiconsideredher，tillshewhoeverfearedandhatedhimshrankbeforehisgaze。
“CrownofHathor，Igreetyou。BelovedofIsis，shineonperfectinthesky，sheddinglightandwisdomereyouset。“
Nowthissayingpuzzledme。Indeed，IdidnotfullyunderstandituntilBakenkhonsuremindedmethatMerapi’snamewasMoonofIsrael，thatHathor，goddessoflove，iscrownedwiththemooninallherstatues，thatIsisisthequeenofmysteriesandwisdom，andthatKiwhothoughtMerapiperfectinloveandbeauty，alsothegreatestofallsorceresses，waslikeninghertothese。
“Yes，“Ianswered，“butwhatdidhemeanwhenhetalkedabouthersetting？“
“Doesnotthemoonalwaysset，andisitnotsometimeseclipsed
