Moon of Israel

第48章

ItwasontheanniversaryoftheDeathoftheFirstborn,andofthismatteritpleasedhimtotalktome。Upanddownthechamberhewalkedand,watchinghimbythelamplight,Inotedthatofasuddenheseemedtohavegrownmucholder,andthathisfacehadbecomesweetereventhanitwasbefore。Hewasmorethinalso,andhiseyeshadinthemalookofonewhostaresatdistances。

“Yourememberthatnight,Friend,doyounot,“hesaid;“perhapsthemostterriblenighttheworldhaseverseen,atleastinthelittlepieceofitcalledEgypt。“Heceased,liftedacurtain,andpointedtoaspotonthepillaredporticowithout。“Thereshesat,“hewenton;

“thereyoustood;therelaytheboyandtherecrouchedhisnurse——bytheway,Igrievetohearthatsheisill。Youarecaringforher,areyounot,Ana?SaytoherthatPharaohwillcometovisither——whenhemay,whenhemay。“

“Irememberitall,Pharaoh。“

“Yes,ofcourseyouwouldremember,becauseyoulovedher,didyounot,andtheboytoo,andevenme,thefather。Andsoyouwillloveusalwayswhenwereachalandwheresexwithitswallsandfiresareforgotten,andlovealonesurvives——asweshallloveyou。“

“Yes,“Ianswered,“sinceloveisthekeyoflife,andthosealoneareaccursedwhohaveneverlearnedtolove。“

“Whyaccursed,Ana,seeingthat,iflifecontinues,theystillmaylearn?“Hepausedawhile,thenwenton:“Iamgladthathedied,Ana,althoughhadhelived,astheQueenwillhavenochildren,hemighthavebecomePharaohafterme。ButwhatisittobePharaoh?ForsixyearsnowIhavereigned,andIthinkthatIambelov

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