“Wherenowisthyhusbandandthysonandthybrother，thouwhoartofPharaoh’shouse？Nowthoupayestusforthelabourofourhandsandforthebricksthatwemadewithoutstraw，gatheringleavesandrushesinthesun。Nowthoupayestforthestickinthehandoftheoverseers。Wherenowisthyhusbandandthysonandthybrother？“andtheywentstillmocking，andlefttheladyweeping。
ButofallsightstheWandererheldthisstrangest，andmanysuchthereweretosee。Atfirsthewouldhavetakenbackthespoilandgivenittothosewhoworeit，butReithePriestprayedhimtoforbear，lestthecurseshouldstrikethemalso。Sotheypressedonthroughthetumult，everseeingnewsightsofgreedanddeathandsorrow。Hereamotherweptoverherbabe，hereabrideoverherhusband——thatnightthegroomofherandofdeath。Herethefierce-
facedApura，clamouringlikegulls，torethesilvertrinketsfromthechildrenofthoseofthebasersort，orthesacredamuletsfromthemummiesofthosewhowerelaidoutforburial，andhereawater-
carrierwailedoverthecarcassoftheassthatwonhimhislivelihood。
Atlength，passingthroughthecrowd，theycametoatemplethatstoodneartotheTempleoftheGodPtah。Thepylonsofthistemplefacedtowardsthehousesofthecity，buttheinnercourtswerebuiltagainstthewallsofTanisandlookedoutacrossthefaceofthewater。Thoughnotoneofthelargesttemples，itwasverystrongandbeautifulinitsshape。ItwasbuiltoftheblackstoneofSyene，andallthepolishedfaceofthestonewasgravenwithimagesoftheHolyHathor。Heresheworeacow’shead，andherethefaceofawoman，butshealwaysboreinherhandsthelotus-headedstaffandtheholytokenoflife，andherneckwasencircledwiththecollarofthegods。