“Andthen？“
“Andthen，Ana，camethestoryoftheHebrewprophetwhomadethewaterintoblood，andofKiandhisdiscipleswhodidlikewise。ThelatterIdidnotbelieve，becauseIsaiditwouldbemorereasonablehadKiturnedthebloodbackintowater，insteadofmakingmorebloodofwhichtherewasenoughalready。“
“Ithinkthatmagicianshavenoreason。“
“Orcandomischiefonly，Ana。Atanyrateafterthestorycametheblooditselfandstayedwithussevenwholedays，leavingmuchsicknessbehinditbecauseofthestenchoftherottingfish。Nowforthemarvel——hereaboutmyhousetherewasnoblood，thoughaboveandbelowthecanalwasfullofit。Thewaterremainedasithasalwaysbeenandthefishswaminitastheyhavealwaysdone；alsothatofthewellkeptsweetandpure。Whenthiscametobeknownthousandscrowdedtotheplace，clamouringforwater；thatisuntiltheyfoundthatoutsidethegatesitgrewredintheirvessels，afterwhich，althoughsomestillcame，theydrankthewaterwheretheystood，whichtheymustdoquickly。“
“AndwhattaledotheytellofthisinMemphis，Prince？“Iaskedastonished。