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The priests were all in the greatest agitation, but the venerable Bek el Chunsu received me himself, and interpreted my dream, and now my spirit is light and contented." "And you did all this without me?" said Katuti in gentle reproof. "I would not disturb you," replied Nefert. "Besides," she added coloring, "you never take me to the city and the temple in the morning."
"Do you recollect the one-eyed, grey-haired, blackman, who yesterday brought me a letter? That was my sister's son." The Regent struck his forehead "Poor wretch" he muttered. "He is frightfully altered," said Katuti.
Nefert greeted her husband, but she immediately parted from the royal party, as she had yielded to the urgent entreaty of Katuti that she should for this night go to her mother, to whom she had so much to tell, instead of remaining with the princess. Her mother's chariot soon took her to her tent.
And I ask no further reward than to see my father's house once more in the enjoyment of its rights." "Perhaps we shall achieve it," said Ani; "but in a short time if if Reflect, Katuti; try to find out, ask your daughter to help you to the utmost. Who is it that she you know whom I mean Who is it that Bent-Anat loves?"
"Paaker," replied Septah, "was attached with all the strength of his ungoverned but passionate and faithful heart to his cousin Nefert, the sweetest maid in Thebes, the daughter of Katuti, his mother's sister; and she was promised to him to wife. Then his father, whom he accompanied on his marches, was mortally wounded in Syria.
For your father's sake he might have spared you such an affront, and such pain." "And have I myself served him, or not?" asked the pioneer flushing darkly. "He knows you less," returned Katuti apologetically. Then she changed her tone to one of sympathy, and went on: "How was it that you, young as you were, aroused his dissatisfaction, his dislike, nay his "
To-day however Katuti had to breakfast alone; but when she had eaten a few mouthfuls she prepared Nefert's breakfast a white cake and a little wine in a small silver beaker, carefully guarded from dust and insects by a napkin thrown over it and went into her daughter's room.
"He promised me many things," said Nefert, "and he gave me the assurance that the happiness to which I am predestined shall revive in fresh beauty after many interruptions." "And Paaker's father gave you the Neha-tree?" asked Katuti, leaving the veranda as she spoke and walking out into the garden.
The dwarf seemed doubtful about answering; but Hekt went on: "Speak without fear the dead are sure to be silent." The dwarf, trembling with agitation, shook off his hesitation, and said: "I have found Uarda, the grandchild of Pinem, who had disappeared, and I decoyed her here, for she and no other shall be my wife, if Ani is king, and if Katuti makes me rich and free.
The farther Katuti went in the lamentably incorrect epistle which she could only decipher with difficulty which her darling had written to her, the paler grew her face, which she several times covered with her trembling hands, from which the letter dropped. Nemu squatted on the earth near her, and followed all her movements.
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