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"I am today a captive of the priests. They murder prisoners, they threaten officers, they do not even respect my duties. Did ye say nothing to Mentezufis when he commanded to kill those unfortunate prisoners?" "He shielded himself with military laws, and new orders from Herhor." "But it is I who am leader here, though I went out for half a day."
"The Chaldean priests are elder brothers of the Egyptians," interrupted Mentezufis. "Then perhaps the Assyrian king is the master of the pharaoh?" "Blaspheme not, worthiness," said Mefres, severely. "Thou art pushing into the most sacred things frivolously, and to do that has proved perilous to men who were greater than Thou art." "Well, I will not do so.
"But still I believe, and I feel here," cried the heir, striking his breast, "that Assyria must be trampled." "Oh, that the god Amon might speak through thy mouth," said Mentezufis. "What Thou sayst is true; Assyria will be humbled, perhaps even with thy hands, but not immediately not immediately." The priest took farewell; Ramses remained alone. In his head and his heart raged a hurricane.
The gods but especially the mighty Hator listened to thy prayers, and through my unworthy lips give an answer, and mayst Thou write it down in thy heart profoundly." "Whence does he know," thought the prince, meanwhile, "that I asked the scribes and nomarchs? Aha! Mefres and Mentezufis told him. For that matter, they know everything."
If in the coming battle they will throw their weapons down and leave Musawasa, I will receive them back to the army of his holiness, and command to pay all arrears, as if they had never left the service." Patrokles and the other generals saw in this a very prudent measure; the priests were silent, Mentezufis sent a dispatch to Herhor and next day received an answer.
A courier rushes in from the priests, who from the highest hill had followed the course of the battle, and reports that on the left wing the troops of Mentezufis are visible, and that the Libyans are surrounded on three sides. "They would fly like deer if the sand did not hinder them." "Victory! May our chief live forever!" cried Pentuer. It was only two hours after midday.
We must summon every nomarch to occupy himself in fitting out reserves." Meanwhile Mefres and Mentezufis returned to their dwellings in the temple of Ptah. When they were alone in a cell, the high priest raised his hands, and exclaimed, "O Trinity of immortal gods, Osiris, Isis, and Horus, save Egypt from destruction!
Mentezufis drew aside his robe, and took from his neck a chain on which was one of the pharaoh's rings. The viceroy looked at the ring, kissed it with devotion, returned it to the priest, and answered, "I will fulfill the command of his holiness, my lord and father." Again both sat down, and the prince asked the priest,
"Thou hast forgotten this, a thing of much more importance, that Egypt has no need to fear or even care for the good or bad feeling toward her, not merely of Sargon, but King Assar." Mentezufis was so confused by the appositeness of the remark, that, instead of an answer, he bowed, muttering, "Prince, the gods have given thee the wisdom of high priests, may their names be blessed!
The murder of Sarah's child seemed so suspicious in the earlier days, that even the supreme council asked Mentezufis what he. thought of it. Mentezufis answered that he had watched the prince for days, and did not think the man a murderer.
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