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Updated: June 18, 2025
But Maqueda only shrugged her shoulders, causing the silver trimmings on her dress to tinkle. "I have told you the ancient prophecy," she answered, "and for the rest words are not deeds. If the foul fiend, Harmac, goes I think that the Fung will follow him. Otherwise, why do they make sacrifice to Earthquake as the evil god they have to fear?
"Surely you had better stop where you are, my uncle," remarked Maqueda. "To be mocked by you for ever after, my niece. No, I go to face the lions," and very slowly he crept through the hole and began to descend the ladder. Indeed, when Quick followed after an interval he found him only half-way down, and had to hurry his movements by accidentally treading on his fingers.
Now here and there a voice cried, "I will," or some gorgeously dressed person stepped forward in a hesitating way, and that was all. "You see, men of the West!" said Maqueda after a little pause, addressing us three. "I thank you for the great deeds that you have done and for your counsel. But I cannot take it because my people are not warlike," and she covered her face with her hands.
When all had gathered, we three were requested to advance and take seats which had been placed for us among the councillors. Then came a pause, and, as I had been instructed that I should do, I advanced and laid Sheba's ring upon a cushion held by one of the court officers, who carried it to Maqueda.
First, I would ask you if you still cling to that design?" "Why should it be abandoned?" inquired Maqueda. "What have you against it?" "Two things, Lady. As an act of war the deed seems useless, since supposing that the sphinx is shattered and a certain number of priests and guards are destroyed, how will that advance your cause?
In front of this king's chair also were the bones of a dog with a jewelled collar. Again we proceeded to a third mortuary, if it may so be called, and here Maqueda pointed out the skeleton of a man, in front of which stood a tray piled up with what evidently had been the medicine bottles of the period and among them a number of rude surgical instruments.
But Maqueda only shook her head, whereon he turned to Orme and went on: "Lord, would you have the blood of the Child of Kings upon your hands? Is it thus that you repay her for her love? Lead her forth. No harm will come to her who otherwise must perish here in misery." "You hear what the man says, Maqueda?" said Orme heavily. "There is some truth in it.
Maqueda answered that she was sure she did not know, but that meanwhile it might be wise to block the mouth of the tunnel by which we had reached the plateau in such a fashion that it could not easily be forced. "Yes," answered Oliver, "and if we ever get out of this, to blow the shaft in and make sure that it cannot be used." "That shaft might be useful, Captain," said Quick doubtfully.
"Doubtless," said Maqueda, when I pointed this out to her, "at that time the ancients had grown weak and poor, since after so many kings they permitted a woman to rule over them and had no wealth to waste upon her burial. That may have been after the earthquake, when only a few people were left in Mur before the Abati took possession of it."
Very interesting," I heard Higgs mutter below his breath, while in my own heart I set the dream down to excitement and want of food. In fact, only two of us were impressed, my son very much, and Oliver a little, perhaps because everything Maqueda said was gospel to him. "Doubtless all will come to pass as you say, Walda Nagasta," said Roderick with conviction. "The day of the Abati is finished."
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