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Updated: June 24, 2025
"I bring you great words from our common fatherland, which is Wisdom," said Beroes. "Be pleased to listen and act as is needful." At a sign from Herhor, Pentuer withdrew to the rear of the cave and brought out three armchairs of light wood for his superiors, and a low stool for his own use. He seated himself near the lamp, and took from his bosom a small dagger and wax-covered tablets.
Finally, the direction of the centre, at the glass huts, was taken by Ramses, who had Pentuer near his person. On the fifteenth of Hator about seven in the morning, some tens of Libyan horsemen moved at a brisk trot through the valley. They stopped a moment at the huts, looked around, and, seeing nothing suspicious, rode back again.
The priest repeated a prayer again, put the-guiding god into his bag, and commanded to quench the torches, and to leave only a burning cord which kept the fire, and indicated time by its gradual burning. The prince enjoined watchfulness on his men, and taking Pentuer, pushed ahead some tens of paces.
"Do not. If Thou knew what jewels we have in the heavens Thou wouldst not hasten with an offering of gold. Well, hast Thou come to stay with us?" Pentuer shook his head. "No," replied he, "I have come only to bow down before thee, divine teacher." "And again to court?" laughed the old man. "Oh ye, ye courtiers!
The pharaoh embraced Pentuer. "Indeed," said he, "we have seen a most wonderful event. But I should not like to see it a second time. I feel that if I had not been a warrior fear would have mastered me." Hiram approached Tutmosis, and whispered, "Send couriers, worthiness, to Memphis immediately, for I fear that the high priests have done something evil." "Dost Thou think so?" Hiram nodded.
Pentuer shook his head and began slowly, "During thirty thousand years the sacred order of priests has nursed Egypt and made the country the wonder of the world, which it is at present. And how have the priests, in spite of their faults, been able to do this? Because they are the lamp in which burns the light of wisdom.
Then he ascended one of the cliffs cautiously, took from a bag a very bright object and turning it in the direction of the holy Mentezufis began to give certain signs with his hand. "Mentezufis is informed already," said Pentuer. The prince could not recover from astonishment and answered, "My eyes are better than thine, and my hearing is not worse, I think; still I see nothing, I hear nothing.
His feet were bare, on his head was a soiled cap like that of a laborer, around his waist was a ragged girdle, and on his shoulder a panther skin from which the hair had fallen. Still, his bearing was dignified, and his face full of wisdom. He looked quickly at the guest and said, "Either I am mistaken, or Thou art Pentuer?"
"Have ye torches?" asked the priest of the Asiatics. Torches, or long cords soaked in an inflammable substance they had; but there was no fire, for their wooden fire-drills were rain soaked. "We must wait till morning," said Ramses, impatiently. Pentuer made no answer. He took a small instrument from his bag, took a torch from one of the soldiers, and went to one side.
Never will they be used to better purpose." Pentuer shook his head. "Lord," said he, "the six million Egyptians, with me and my friends before others, will agree that Thou take from that treasure. But, O holiness, be not deceived; one hundred of the highest dignitaries of the state will oppose, and then the labyrinth will give nothing."
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