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Here she looked at him searchingly, and he went on, "A while ago, before I visited your land of Goshen Ana can tell you about the matter, for I think he wrote it down Ki and old Bakenkhonsu came to see me. Now, as you know, Ki is without doubt a great magician, though it would seem not so great as some of your prophets.
In the silence that followed a voice called out: "Have no fear, O Prince, while the Hebrew witch sleeps night by night upon your bosom. She who could smite Egypt with so many plagues can certainly shelter you from harm;" whereon the roars of acclamation went up again. It was on the following day that Bakenkhonsu the aged returned with more tidings from Tanis, where he had been upon a visit.
Therefore suddenly he went, or pretended to go, for how can one tell where such a man may really be? But he will come back again. Bethink you, Ki was the greatest magician in Egypt; even old Bakenkhonsu can remember none like to him. Then he matches himself against the prophets of my people and fails." "But did he fail, Lady?
Pharaoh! Pharaoh!" "Life! Blood! Strength!" echoed everyone in the great hall, falling to their knees and bending their foreheads to the ground. Even the Prince and the aged Bakenkhonsu prostrated themselves thus as though before the presence of a god.
Well, Ki, I cannot, because I neither do it nor know how it is done." Bakenkhonsu laughed, and Ki's painted smile grew as it were brighter than before. "That is not what they say in the land of Goshen, Lady," he answered, "and not what the Hebrew women say here in Memphis. Nor is it what the priests of Amon say. These declare that you have more magic than all the sorcerers of the Nile.
To all these words the Prince listened in silence, but when they were finished he looked up and asked: "What think you, Bakenkhonsu?" "I think, O Prince," answered the wise old man, "that her Highness did ill to stir up this matter, though doubtless she spoke with the voices of the priests and of the army, against which Pharaoh was not strong enough to stand."
Only presently the Prince laughed a little, and said: "We should have brought Ki with us, even if we had to carry him bound, that he might interpret this marvel, for it is sure that no one else can." "It would be hard to keep Ki bound, Prince, if he wished to go free," answered Bakenkhonsu. "Moreover, before ever we entered the chariots at Memphis he had departed south for Thebes. I saw him go."
Now there was great distress in Egypt, but Ki smiled and said that he knew it would be so, and that there was much worse to come, for which I could have smitten him over the head with his own staff, had I not feared that, if I did so, it might once more turn to a serpent in my hand. Old Bakenkhonsu looked upon the matter with another face.
Then with a mighty shouting the company broke up, so that at the last all were gone and only Pharaoh remained seated upon his throne, staring at the ground with the air, said Bakenkhonsu, rather of one who is dead than of a living king about to wage war upon his foes.
Yet this lady has dreamed a certain dream which Bakenkhonsu has interpreted although I cannot, and I think that Pharaoh and his captains should be told of the dream, that on it they may form their own judgment." "Then why do you not tell them, Ki?" "It has pleased Pharaoh, O Prince, to dismiss me from his service as one who failed and to give my office of Kherheb to another.
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