“Indeed。Itrustthatthegoodgod,ourdivineparent,iswellto-nightasyouleavehimsoearly。“
“Ileavehimbecausehesentmewithamessagetoyou。“Shepaused,lookingatmesharply,thenasked,“Whoisthatman?Idonotknowhim。“
“Itisyourmisfortune,Userti,butonewhichcanbemended。HeisnamedAnatheScribe,whowritesstrangestoriesofgreatinterestwhichyouwoulddowelltoreadwhodwelltoomuchupontheoutsideoflife。HeisfromMemphisandhisfather’snamewas——Iforgetwhat。
Ana,whatwasyourfather’sname?“
“Onetoohumbleforroyalears,Prince,“Ianswered,“butmygrandfatherwasPentaurthepoetwhowroteofthedeedsofthemightyRameses。“