“WhosowouldenterintothecourtandlookupontheHolyHathorlethimdrawnigh。Knowyethis，allmen，theHathoristohimwhocanwinher。Butifhepassnot，thenshallhedieandbeburiedwithinthetemple，norshallheeverlookuponthesunagain。Ofthisyearewarned。SincetheHathorcameagaintoKhem，ofmensevenhundredandthreehavegonetowinher，andofbodiessevenhundredandtwoliewithinthevaults，forofallthesemenPharaohMeneptahalonehathgonebackliving。Yetthereisplaceformore！Enter，yewhowouldlookupontheHathor！“
Nowtherearoseamightywailingfromthewomen。Theyclungmadlyaboutthenecksofthosewhoweredeartothem，andsomeclungnotinvain。Fortheheartsofmanyfailedthematthelast，andtheyshrankfromenteringin。ButafewofthosewhohadalreadylookedupontheHathorfromafar，perchanceascoreinall，struckthewomenfromthemandrusheduptothegates。
“Surelythouwiltnotenterin？“quothRei，clingingtothearmoftheWanderer。“Oh，turnthybackondeathandcomebackwithme。Ipraytheeturn。“
“Nay，“saidtheWanderer，“Iwillgoin。“
ThenReithePriestthrewdustuponhishead，weptaloud，andturnedandfled，neverstoppingtillhecametothePalace，wheresatMeriamuntheQueen。