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Updated: April 30, 2025
"O most honest vision! It is true and this is she," Kenkenes answered, indicating Io. Ta-meri flung up her hands and gazed at the blushing girl with wide eyes. "Enough," she said at last. "It is indeed a marvel. Never have I seen such a thing before, and never shall I see it again." "And if that be true, fie and for shame, Kenkenes," Senci chid laughingly.
Since there were no children in their house, Senci and the murket spoiled Anubis, and in the eyes of his devoted master the ape had earned his soft life. Shortly after the departure of Kenkenes Mentu discovered the ape burying something in the sand of the courtyard flower-beds.
The Lady Senci had guessed the nature of his trouble; even Menes had hinted a suspicion of the truth in a bantering way. What would prevent the beauty from seeing it also and preempting to herself the honors of his disheartenment? But he was in no mood for a coquettish tilt with her. His sober face was not more serious than his tone when he made answer: "Do not play with him, Ta-meri.
Senci wisely accepted his excuse, and pressed him no further. One or two of the more observant members of the company looked at him, with comprehension in their eyes. Seldom, indeed, had Kenkenes refused to sing, and his reluctance corroborated their suspicions that all was not well with the young artist.
"The Lady Senci brings me news that makes me envious," Mentu began at once, "and shames me because of thee!" Kenkenes lifted an expressive brow at this unexpected onslaught. "Nay, now, what have I done?" "Nothing!" Mentu asserted emphatically; "and for that reason am I wroth. The Lady Senci's nephew, Hotep, is the new chief of the royal scribes."
The young artist walked past them hurriedly, moved to leave all the ferment and agitation behind him. If he had thought to forget his sorrows among the light-hearted revel of those that did not sorrow, he misdirected his search. At the doors the Lady Senci met him and drew him over to the diphros, now vacated by Bettis. And there she took his face between her hands and kissed him.
The people of Memphis who knew Kenkenes mourned with Mentu; the festivities were dull without him, and there were some, like Io and the Lady Senci, who went into retirement and were not to be comforted. But Har-hat presented jeweled housings to Apis for the prospering of his search after Rachel, and set about assisting the god with all his might.
Io asked shyly. "Now," Senci cried, "which of ye will say 'aye' or 'nay' to that!" Ta-meri retreated protesting to the prow again, but the gang-plank had been withdrawn. An army of slaves were breaking up the bridges of boats. The oars of the nomarch's barge rose and fell and the vessel bore away. Ta-meri cried out again when she saw it depart but she made no effort to stay it.
Before Kenkenes could ask for further enlightenment a female slave bowed in the doorway. "The Lady Senci sends thee greeting and would speak with thee. She is at the outer portal in her curricle," she said, addressing Mentu.
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