“MymindisasKi’sinthismatter。ItoothinkthataterriblepowerisafootinEgypt，onethathasitshomeinthelandofGoshen，andthatIdidwelltorefusethethrone。ButfromwhatgodthesefortunescomeIdonotknow。Perhapstimewilltellus。MeanwhileifthereisaughtintheprophesiesoftheseHebrews，asinterpretedbyJabez，atleastyouandImaysleepinpeace，whichismorethanwillchancetoPharaohonthethronethatUserticovets。Ifso，thisplaywillbeworththewatching。Youhavedoneyourmissionwell，Ana。GorestyouwhileIthinkoverallthatyouhavesaid。“
ItwaseveningandasthepalacewasveryhotIwentintothegardenandmakingmywaytothatlittlepleasure-housewhereSetiandIwerewonttostudy，Isatmyselfdownthereand，beingweary，fellasleep。
WhenIawokefromadreamaboutsomewomanwhowasweeping，nighthadfallenandthefullmoonshoneinthesky，sothatitsraysfellonthegardenbeforeme。
Nowinfrontofthislittlehouse，asIhavesaid，grewtreesthatatthisseasonoftheyearwerecoveredwithwhiteandcup-likeblossoms，andbetweenthesetreeswasaseatbuiltupofsun-driedbricks。OnthisseatsatawomanwhomIknewfromhershapetobeMerapi。Alsoshewassad，foralthoughherheadwasbowedandherlonghairhidherfaceIcouldhearhergentlesighs。
ThesightofhermovedmeverymuchandIrememberedwhatthePrincehadsaidtome，tellingmethatIshoulddowelltoaskthisladywhethershehadanymindmyway。ThereforeifIdidso，surelyIcouldnotbeblamed。YetIwascertainthatitwasnottomethatherheartturned，thoughtospeakthetruth，muchIwisheditotherwise。Whowouldlookattheibisintheswampwhenthewide-wingedeaglefloatedinheavenabove？