EightfulldayswentbybeforeweleftthelandofGoshen。ThestorythattheIsraeliteshadtotellwaslong，sadalso。Moreover，theygaveevidenceastomanycruelthingsthattheyhadsuffered，andwhenthiswasfinishedthetestimonyoftheguardsandothersmustbecalled，allofwhichitwasnecessarytowritedown。Lastly，thePrinceseemedtobeinnohurrytobegone，ashesaidbecausehehopedthatthetwoprophetswouldreturnfromthewilderness，whichtheyneverdid。DuringallthistimeSetisawnomoreofMerapi，norindeeddidhespeakofher，evenwhentheCountAmenmesesjestedhimastohischariotcompanionandaskedhimifhehaddrivenagaininthedesertbymoonlight。
I，however，sawheronce。WhenIwaswanderinginthetownonedaytowardssunset，ImetherwalkingwithheruncleJabezupononesideandherlover，Laban，ontheother，likeaprisonerbetweentwoguards。Ithoughtshelookedunhappy，butherfootseemedtobewellagain；atleastshemovedwithoutlimping。
Istoppedtosaluteher，butLabanscowledandhurriedheraway。Jabezstayedbehindandfellintotalkwithme。Hetoldmethatshewasrecoveredofherhurt，butthattherehadbeentroublebetweenherandLabanbecauseofallthathappenedonthateveningwhenshecamebyit，endinginhisencounterwiththecaptain。
“Thisyoungmanseemstobeofajealousnature，“Isaid，“onewhowillmakeaharshhusbandforanywoman。“
“Yes，learnedscribe，jealousyhasbeenhiscursefromyouthasitiswithsomanyofourpeople，andIthankGodthatIamnotthewomanwhomheistomarry。“