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"I pray you, my Uncle," interrupted Tua, "correct your words, which should begin 'A burning love of your most excellent Majesty's throne and power move me, and so on." Now Abi frowned while everyone else smiled, not excepting Pharaoh and the astrologer, Kaku.
A word from a traitor and before this time to-morrow the embalmers, or the jackals, would be busy." Abi heard and looked from him to his companion. "Prince," said Kaku, "put such thoughts from you. Bury them deep. Let them rise no more. In the heavens I read something of this business, but then I did not understand, but now I see the black depths of hell opening beneath our feet.
Soon she noticed that behind Abi amongst his other officers stood a tall, grizzled man clad in the robes and cap of an astrologer, who appeared to be studying everything, and especially Pharaoh and herself, for whenever she looked round it was to find his quick, black eyes fixed upon her. "Who is that man?" she whispered presently to Asti, who waited on her. "The famous astrologer, Kaku, Queen.
Still we do not understand. Tell us the tale, O Asti." So Asti stood forward, and told that tale, omitting nothing, and then Rames told his tale, whereto Tua the Queen added a little, and, although ere they finished the sun was high, none wearied in listening save only Abi, Kaku, and Merytra, who heard death in every word.
Now the eyes of the Council were turned on Kaku the Vizier, and they perceived that he was much disturbed. "Look," he said, pointing with a trembling finger towards the skies. They looked, and saw hanging just above the evening glow a very bright and wonderful star, and near to it, another, paler star which presently it seemed to cover.
At these words Kaku could no longer control himself, but began to walk up and down the room, muttering and snatching at his beard.
Now Abi went mad in the extremity of his fear. "They are sorcerers," he shouted, "who would bewitch me. Take them and keep them safe, and let Kaku be beaten with rods till he comes to his right mind again. To-morrow, when I have slain Rames, I will hang this magician at my mast-head."
Now if this alliance comes about, and in days to be I sit upon the double throne as King-Consort of Egypt, they will be loyal, and north and south will be united more closely than they ever were before. Whereas if it does not come about " Here Kaku, pretending to brush a fly from his face, caught his hand in Abi's robe, a signal at which his master paused. "Go on, my Uncle, I pray you," said Tua.
"Have I not climbed enough steps this night? Still, lead on." So they went to the narrow stair, up which the thin Kaku ran like a cat, while the officers pushed and led the huge Abi behind him. On the third landing they all halted at Abi's command. "Hurry not," he said in a thick whisper.
Nor may I see the others any more, for she has caused them to be hunted hence, even those who have dwelt with me for years, saying that she must rule alone." "Is that all?" asked Kaku. "No, indeed, for as she torments me, so she torments every other man who comes near to her.
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