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Finally information was brought that troops had seized here and there on the highways, disguised priests who were trying to reach the palace of his holiness, no doubt with evil purpose. "Bring them here," answered Ramses, laughing. "I wish to see men who dare to form evil plans against the pharaoh." About midnight the revered queen, Niort's, desired an audience of his holiness.
"We are spending the third night for nothing," said one of the policemen, yawning. They wrapped themselves in their cloaks and lay on the grass. Immediately after the departure of Tutmosis, the worthy lady Niort's, in silence, with lips tightly closed from anger, left the chamber of her son, and when Ramses wished to calm her, she interrupted him sharply,
In the antechamber the worthy Herhor halted, thought over something; at last instead of going to his own dwelling he went to Queen Niort's. In the garden there were neither women nor children, but from the scattered villas came groans. Those were from women belonging to the house of the late pharaoh who were lamenting that sovereign who had gone to the west. Their sorrow, it seemed, was sincere.
About ten the litter of Queen Niort's came to the villa occupied by the pharaoh. The revered lady broke into her son's chamber almost with violence, and fell at his feet, weeping. "What dost Thou wish of me, mother?" asked Ramses, hardly hiding his impatience. "Hast Thou forgotten that the camp is no place for women?"
All the dignitaries inclined before Tutmosis. Queen Niort's fell at her son's feet. Tutmosis, in company with the generals, went out to the court. He commanded the first regiment of the guard to form, and said, "I need 'a few tens of men who are ready to die for the glory of our lord." More presented themselves, both men and officers, than were needed, and at the head of them Eunana.
This intelligence is entirely new, and, first of all it must be verified." At a sign from Herhor the judge of Thebes drew out an act concluded two days before between the most worthy high priest of Amon, San-Amen- Herhor, and Queen Niort's, widow of Ramses XII, and mother of Ramses XIII. After this explanation came a grave-like silence. Herhor began again,
When Hiram entered the chamber of Ramses he saw Queen Niort's, the chief treasurer, the chief scribe, and a number of generals. Ramses XIII was irritated, and walked up and down quickly through the chamber. "Here we have the misfortune of the pharaoh, and of Egypt!" exclaimed the queen, pointing to the Phoenician.
At this moment Queen Niort's ran in, and, seeing the remains in the litter, threw herself at the feet of the dead pharaoh. "O my husband! O my brother! O my beloved!" cried she, carried away with weeping. "In peace, in peace, to the West," sang the priests. "O mighty sovereign, go in peace to the West." "Misfortune," said the queen, "Thou art hastening to the ferry to pass to the other shore!
Next day the revered lady Niort's summoned Tutmosis. The favorite of the pharaoh was frightened when he looked at her. The queen was terribly pale, her eyes were sunken and she was almost demented. "Sit down!" said she, indicating a stool near her armchair. Tutmosis hesitated. "Sit down! And and swear that Thou wilt repeat to no one what I tell thee." "By the shade of my father, I will not."
"An hour ago Queen Niort's, most greatly to be revered, commanded me, holiness, to ask of thee an interview," said an adjutant, suddenly. "Now? At midnight?" asked the pharaoh. "Her exact words were that at midnight Thou wouldst wake, holiness." The pharaoh meditated, then answered the adjutant that ha would wait for the queen in the golden hall. He thought that there no one could overhear them.
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