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Thusshespokeinacoldandquietvoice，asonemightspeakofsomethinglongexpectedorforeseen，thenmadeherreverencetothePrince，anddeparted，bearingthebodyofthechild。Never，Ithink，didMerapiseemmorebeautifultomethaninthis，herhourofbereavement，sincenowthroughherwoman’slovelinessshoneoutsomeshadowofthesoulwithin。Indeed，suchwerehereyesandsuchhermovementsthatwellmighthavebeenaspiritandnotawomanwhodepartedfromuswiththatwhichhadbeenherson。
Setileanedonmyshoulderlookingattheemptybed，andatthescarednursewhostillsatbehind，andIfeltateardropuponmyhand。OldBakenkhonsuliftedhismassiveface，andlookedathim。
“Grievenotovermuch，Prince，“hesaid，“since，ereasmanyyearsasIhavelivedouthavecomeandgone，thischildwillbeforgottenandhismotherwillbeforgotten，andevenyou，OPrince，willlivebutasanamethatoncewasgreatinEgypt。Andthen，OPrince，elsewherethegamewillbeginafresh，andwhatyouhavelostshallbefoundanew，andthesweeterforitshelteringfromthevilebreathofmen。Ki’smagicisnotallalie，orifhisis，mineholdssomeshadowofthetruth，andwhenhesaidtoyouyonderinTanisthatnotfornothingwereyounamed’LordofRebirths，’hespokewordsthatyoushouldfindcomfortableto-night。“
“Ithankyou，Councillor，“saidSeti，andturning，followedMerapi。
“NowIsupposeweshallhavemoredeaths，“Iexclaimed，hardlyknowingwhatIsaidinmysorrow。
“Ithinknot，Ana，“answeredBakenkhonsu，“sincetheshieldofJabez，orofhisgod，isoverus。AlwaysheforetoldthattroublewouldcometoMerapi，andtoSetithroughMerapi，butthatisall。“
Iglancedatthekitten。
“Itstrayedherefromthetownthreedaysago，Ana。Andthebatsalsomayhaveflownfromthetown。Harktothewailing。WaseversuchasoundheardbeforeinEgypt？“
Bakenkhonsuwasright。SavethesonofSetialone，nonediedwhodweltinorabouthishouse，thoughelsewhereallthefirst-bornofEgyptlaydead，andthefirst-bornofthebeastsalso。WhenthiscametobeknownthroughoutthelandarageseizedtheEgyptiansagainstMerapiwho，theyremembered，hadcalleddownwoeonEgyptaftershehadbeenforcedtoprayinthetempleand，astheybelieved，toliftthedarknessfromMemphis。
BakenkhonsuandIandotherswholovedherpointedoutthatherownchildhaddiedwiththerest。Tothisitwasanswered，andhereI
thoughtIsawthefingersofUsertiandofKi，thatitwasnothing，sincewitchesdidnotlovechildren。Moreover，theysaidshecouldhaveasmanyasshelikedandwhensheliked，makingthemtolooklikechildrenoutofclayfiguresandtogrowupintoevilspiritstotormenttheland。Lastly，peoplesworethatshehadbeenheardtosaythat，althoughtodoitshemustkillherownlord’sson，shewouldnotonthataccountforegohervengeanceontheEgyptians，whooncehadtreatedherasaslaveandmurderedherfather。Further，theIsraelitesthemselves，orsomeofthem，mayhapLabanamongthem，werereportedtohavetoldtheEgyptiansthatitwasthesorceresswhohadbewitchedPrinceSetiwhobroughtsuchgreattroublesonthe
