“Looknowuponthatthroneandtellmewhatyouseethere。“
IobeyedhimbecauseImust,staringupthehallattheemptythrone。
AtfirstIsawnothing。Thenfiguresseemedtoflitaroundit。FromamongthesefiguresemergedtheshapeoftheCountAmenmeses。Hesatuponthethrone,lookingabouthimproudly,andInotedthathewasnolongercladasaprincebutasPharaohhimself。Presentlyhook-nosedmenappearedwhodraggedhimfromhisseat。Hefell,asIthought,intowater,foritseemedtosplashupabovehim。NextSetithePrinceappearedtomountthethrone,ledthitherbyawoman,ofwhomIcouldonlyseetheback。Isawhimdistinctlywearingthedoublecrownandholdingasceptreinhishand。HealsomeltedawayandotherscamewhomIdidnotknow,thoughIthoughtthatoneofthemwasliketothePrincessUserti。
NowallweregoneandIwastellingBakenkhonsueverythingIhadwitnessedlikeamanwhospeaksinhissleep,notbyhisownwill。
SuddenlyIwokeupandlaughedatmyownfoolishness。Buttheothertwodidnotlaugh;theyregardedmeverygravely。