Thusshespokeinacoldandquietvoice，asonemightspeakofsomethinglongexpectedorforeseen，thenmadeherreverencetothePrince，anddeparted，bearingthebodyofthechild。Never，Ithink，didMerapiseemmorebeautifultomethaninthis，herhourofbereavement，sincenowthroughherwoman’slovelinessshoneoutsomeshadowofthesoulwithin。Indeed，suchwerehereyesandsuchhermovementsthatwellmighthavebeenaspiritandnotawomanwhodepartedfromuswiththatwhichhadbeenherson。
Setileanedonmyshoulderlookingattheemptybed，andatthescarednursewhostillsatbehind，andIfeltateardropuponmyhand。OldBakenkhonsuliftedhismassiveface，andlookedathim。
“Grievenotovermuch，Prince，“hesaid，“since，ereasmanyyearsasIhavelivedouthavecomeandgone，thischildwillbeforgottenandhismotherwillbeforgotten，andevenyou，OPrince，willlivebutasanamethatoncewasgreatinEgypt。Andthen，OPrince，elsewherethegamewillbeginafresh，andwhatyouhavelostshallbefoundanew，andthesweeterforitshelteringfromthevilebreathofmen。Ki’smagicisnotallalie，orifhisis，mineholdssomeshadowofthetruth，andwhenhesaidtoyouyonderinTanisthatnotfornothingwereyounamed’LordofRebirths，’hespokewordsthatyoushouldfindcomfortableto-night。“
“Ithankyou，Councillor，“saidSeti，andturning，followedMerapi。
“NowIsupposeweshallhavemoredeaths，“Iexclaimed，hardlyknowingwhatIsaidinmysorrow。