Heshookhishead。“Notaltogether。Ithinkthisdarknesscomesfromtheheavensaslightdoes。Menareafraidtheyknownotofwhat。“
“TheIsraelites，“Isuggested。
“Nowyouareneartoit，Ana，fordoubtlesstheyhavemuchtodowiththematter。HaditnotbeenforthemSetiandnotAmenmeseswouldbecrownedto-morrow。AlsothetaleofthemarvelwhichthebeautifulHebrewwomanwroughtinthetempleyonderhasgotabroadandistakenasanomen。DidItellyouthatsixdaysgoneafinenewstatueofthegodwasconsecratedthereandonthefollowingmorningwasfoundlyingonitsside，orratherwithitsheadrestingonthebreastofMut？“
“Ifso，Merapiisblameless，becauseshehasgoneawayfromthiscity。“
“Ofcourseshehasgoneaway，forhasnotSetigonealso？ButIthinksheleftsomethingbehindher。Howeverthatmaybe，evenournewdivinelordisafraid。Hedreamsill，Ana，“headded，droppinghisvoice，“soillthathehascalledinKi，theKherheb，[*]tointerprethisvisions。“