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Scarcely had we finished eating when a herald rushed into the tent crying, "Prostrate yourselves! Yea, be prostrated, the Grasshopper comes! Karoon comes." Here I must say that I found that the title of Karoon meant "Great Grasshopper," but Karema who did not know this, asked indignantly why she should prostrate herself to a grasshopper.
Indeed he helped them forward by issuing the orders as his own, wherein I saw the hand of Karema. Three months went by and I began to think that Karema's power had been at fault, or that her vision was one that came from her lips and not from her heart, to keep me in Ethiopia. But again she read my mind and smiled. "Not so, Shabaka," she said.
No, no, I pray you say nothing since I must go away at once, as according to the law of the Ethiopians the time has come for the Grasshopper to sleep, alone, Karema, as you are not yet acknowledged as my wife. You also can sleep with the lady Tiu and for Shabaka a tent is provided. Rest sweetly, Wife. Hark! They fetch me."
Then he sent Karema from the place and bade me tell him my story, which I did. Why he did this I cannot say, since he seemed to know it already and once or twice corrected me in certain matters that I had forgotten, for instance as to the exact words that I had used to the Great King in my rage and as to the fashion in which I was tied in the boat. When I had done, he said,
"I do not know," I answered, whereon Bes groaned, only Karema smiled a little as though to herself. "Then, having heard, obey," said the holy Tanofir, whereon the four veiled ones bowed again. "Will you not give them their orders, O most Venerable?" inquired Bes doubtfully. "I think it is needless," said Tanofir in a dry voice. "Why try to teach those who know?"
Master," he replied in a new voice, a very sad voice, "I would that I could think so. But look at me, a misshapen dwarf, accursed from birth. Could a fair lady like this Karema wed such a one for his own sake?" "Well, Bes, there might be other reasons besides the holy Tanofir," I said hurriedly.
Call me Karema the Arab, or Karema the Cup, which you will, but by the name of Thoth, god of learning, do /not/ call me queen." "Karema then," I said. "Well, how do you know that I tire of all this, Karema?" "How could you do otherwise who are not a barbarian and who have Egypt in your heart, and Egypt's fate and " here she looked me straight in the eye's, "Egypt's Lady.
Indeed her face grew troubled, as though some thought hurt her, and leaving the matter of Amada she bade Karema bring me the rose-hued pearls, blessed me, prayed for our reunion in the halls of Osiris, and straightway died.
"Perhaps, only I don't think Karema would ever have gone back to Ethiopia unless she was obliged. You remember how she hated the place. No, not even to see those black children of hers. Well, as we can never tell, it is no use speculating." "I thought there /was/ more /Taduki/," I remarked sadly. "I am sure I saw some in the coffer."
She will be better bearing babes than reading visions in a diviner's cup, and I will pray the gods that they may not be dwarfs as you are, but take on the likeness of their mother, who tells me that she is fair. Hush! she stirs. "Karema, are you awake? Good. Then lead me from the sepulchre, that I may make my evening prayer beneath the stars.
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