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  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。“

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