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Updated: May 15, 2025
"Who will take them from the labyrinth?" asked the prince, doubtingly. "Who? Any nomarch, any officer, any noble will take them if he has a command from the pharaoh, and the minor priests will show the way to secret places." "They would not dare to do so. The punishment of the gods." Tutmosis waved his hand contemptuously.
Escorted by the family and court of Otoes, the prince with his retinue crossed to the right bank of the river, where he was greeted by Ranuzer, the worthy nomarch, together with the lords and the priests of his province.
"The successor of such a father will find it difficult to secure universal approbation," said the Nomarch. "It is not every one who has the intellect, the good fortune and the wisdom of Amasis." "The gods know that!" murmured the warrior with a sigh. Tachot's tears flowed fast. These words were a confirmation of what they had been trying to hide from her: she was to lose her dear father soon.
Mentezufis, as representative of the minister of war, had gone with the viceroy. The astonished Mefres came. The nomarch told of the murder of the child, and said that the police official dared not give explanations. "But are there witnesses?" inquired the high priest. "We are waiting for thy commands, holy father." They brought in Sarah's doorkeeper.
But these people did not greet the prince; they had merely gathered around a small palace as if waiting for some person. "What is this?" asked Ramses of the nomarch, for this indifference of the throng touched the prince disagreeably. "Here dwells Hiram," answered the nomarch, "a prince of Tyre, a man of great charity. Every day he distributes bountiful alms, therefore poor people rush to him."
The nomarch's eyes flashed with delight, but on the face of the holy Mefres confusion was evident. "I will swear," put in the worthy nomarch, "that the prince wore a white jacket and a purple apron with gold fringe." "Now, most worthy men," said the chief of police, "be pleased to come with me to the prison. There we shall see one more witness."
The servants had abundance of food and wine, the pharaoh's laborers received arrears of pay, unusual rations were issued to the army. The court was delighted, the more since Tutmosis and other noble youths, at the command of Hiram, received rather large loans, while the nomarch of Habu and his higher officials received costly presents.
When the witnesses had been led out, and the two dignitaries were alone, the nomarch threw himself on the pavement, and declared to Mefres that he was grievously ill, and would rather lose his life than carry on investigations.
Before the viceroy moved great and petty treasurers; scribes of grain, wine, cattle, woolen stuffs; chief masons, ditch-diggers, naval and land engineers, healers of various diseases, officers over regiments of laborers, police scribes, judges, inspectors of prisons, even executioners and dissectors. After them the worthy nomarch presented the prince's own officials in that province to him.
"The successor of such a father will find it difficult to secure universal approbation," said the Nomarch. "It is not every one who has the intellect, the good fortune and the wisdom of Amasis." "The gods know that!" murmured the warrior with a sigh. Tachot's tears flowed fast. These words were a confirmation of what they had been trying to hide from her: she was to lose her dear father soon.
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