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"Do you know the dwelling of Pinem the paraschites?" asked Paaker. "What do you want with him?" "That is no concern of yours," retorted Paaker. "Lout!" exclaimed the captain, "left face and forwards, my men." "Halt!" cried Paaker in a rage. "I am the king's chief pioneer." "Then you will all the more easily find the way back by which you came. March."
The three companions had labored on as far as the hovel of the paraschites Pinem, but here they were forced to pause, for guards drove back the crowd to the right and left with long staves, to clear a passage for the procession as it approached. "See, Rameri," said Bent-Anat, pointing out the little yard of the hut which stood only a few paces from them.
The dwarf seemed doubtful about answering; but Hekt went on: "Speak without fear the dead are sure to be silent." The dwarf, trembling with agitation, shook off his hesitation, and said: "I have found Uarda, the grandchild of Pinem, who had disappeared, and I decoyed her here, for she and no other shall be my wife, if Ani is king, and if Katuti makes me rich and free.
The chief of the taricheutes asked him whether he had opened the body of the dead priest. Pinem stammered out "Yes." Whether this was his heart? The old man nodded affirmatively.
The dwarf seemed doubtful about answering; but Hekt went on: "Speak without fear the dead are sure to be silent." The dwarf, trembling with agitation, shook off his hesitation, and said: "I have found Uarda, the grandchild of Pinem, who had disappeared, and I decoyed her here, for she and no other shall be my wife, if Ani is king, and if Katuti makes me rich and free.
"Pentaur came in with Nebsecht," he exclaimed, "and they are intimate friends. Where was the leech while I was staying in Thebes?" "He was taking care of the child hurt by Bent-Anat the child of the paraschites Pinem, and he stayed there three days," replied Gagabu. "And it was Pinem," said Ameni, "that opened the body of Rui! Now I know who has dimmed Pentaur's faith.
The old woman laughed and muttered: "There are plenty of folks to take care of her, it seems." The soldiers obeyed the command of their leader, took up the wounded, and went away with Pentaur, and the body of Pinem. Meanwhile, Bent-Anat and her party had with much difficulty reached the river-bank.
The chief of the taricheutes asked him whether he had opened the body of the dead priest. Pinem stammered out "Yes." Whether this was his heart? The old man nodded affirmatively.
The priest coldly saluted the lady, and went into the house of a weaver in which he had business, and the widow got into her litter which was waiting at the gate. The old paraschites Pinem had joined with his fellows in the lamentation for the sacred beasts, and was now sitting on the hard pavement of the dissecting room to eat his morsel of food for it was noon.
The old woman laughed and muttered: "There are plenty of folks to take care of her, it seems." The soldiers obeyed the command of their leader, took up the wounded, and went away with Pentaur, and the body of Pinem. Meanwhile, Bent-Anat and her party had with much difficulty reached the river-bank.
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