his　death！　Prince！　Holy　Father！　Amenemhat！　awake；　arise！〃　and　she
  hobbled　towards　the　corpse。　〃Why；　how　is　it！　By　Him　who　sleeps；　he's
  dead！　untended　and　alone/dead！　dead！/〃　and　she　sent　her　long　wail　of
  grief　ringing　up　the　sculptured　walls。
  〃Hush！　woman；　be　still！〃　I　said；　gliding　from　the　shadows。
  〃Oh；　what　art　thou？〃　she　cried；　casting　down　her　basket。　〃Wicked　man；
  hast　thou　murdered　this　Holy　One；　the　only　Holy　One　in　Egypt？　Surely
  the　curse　will　fall　on　thee；　for　though　the　Gods　do　seem　to　have
  forsaken　us　now　in　our　hour　of　trial；　yet　is　their　arm　long；　and
  certainly　they　will　be　avenged　on　him　who　hath　slain　their　anointed！〃
  〃Look　on　me；　Atoua；〃　I　cried。
  〃Look！　ay；　I　lookthou　wicked　wanderer　who　hast　dared　this　cruel
  deed！　Harmachis　is　a　traitor　and　lost　far　away；　and　Amenemhat　his　holy
  father　is　murdered；　and　now　I'm　all　alone　without　kith　or　kin。　I　gave
  them　for　him。　I　gave　them　for　Harmachis；　the　traitor！　Come；　slay　me
  also；　thou　wicked　one！〃
  I　took　a　step　toward　her；　and　she；　thinking　that　I　was　about　to　smite
  her；　cried　out　in　fear：
  〃Nay；　good　Sir；　spare　me！　Eighty　and　six；　by　the　Holy　Ones；　eighty　and
  six；　come　next　flood　of　Nile；　and　yet　I　would　not　die；　though　Osiris
  is　merciful　to　the　old　who　served　him！　Come　no　nearerhelp！　help！〃
  〃Thou　fool；　be　silent；〃　I　said；　〃knowest　thou　me　not？〃
  〃Know　thee？　Can　I　know　every　wandering　boatman　to　whom　Sebek　grants　to
  earn　a　livelihood　till　Typhon　claims　his　own？　And　yetwhy；　'tis
  strangethat　changed　countenance！that　scar！that　stumbling　gait！
  It　is　thou；　Harmachis！'tis　thou；　O　my　boy！　Art　come　back　to　glad
  mine　old　eyes？　I　hoped　thee　dead！　Let　me　kiss　thee？nay；　I　forget。
  Harmachis　is　a　traitor；　ay；　and　a　murderer！　Here　lies　the　holy
  Amenemhat；　murdered　by　the　traitor；　Harmachis！　Get　thee　gone！　I'll
  have　none　of　traitors　and　of　parricides！　Get　thee　to　thy　wanton！it
  is　not　thou　whom　I　did　nurse。〃
  〃Peace！　woman；　peace！　I　slew　not　my　fatherhe　died；　alas！he　died
  even　in　my　arms。〃
  〃Ay；　surely；　and　cursing　thee；　Harmachis！　Thou　hast　given　death　to　him
  who　gave　thee　life！　/La！　la！/　I　am　old；　and　I've　seen　many　a　trouble；
  but　this　is　the　heaviest　of　them　all！　I　never　liked　the　looks　of
  mummies；　but　I　would　I　were　one　this　hour！　Get　thee　gone；　I　pray
  thee！〃
  〃Old　nurse；　reproach　me　not！　Have　I　not　enough　to　bear？〃
  〃Ah！　yes；　yes！I　did　forget！　Well；　and　what　is　thy　sin？　A　woman　was
  thy　bane；　as　women　have　been　to　those　before　thee；　and　shall　be　to
  those　after　thee。　And　what　a　woman！　/La！　la！/　I　saw　her；　a　beauty　such
  as　never　wasan　arrow　pointed　by　the　evil　Gods　for　destruction！　And
  thou；　a　young　man　bred　as　a　priestan　ill　traininga　very　ill
  training！　'Twas　no　fair　match。　Who　can　wonder　that　she　mastered　thee？
  Come；　Harmachis；　let　me　kiss　thee！　It　is　not　for　a　woman　to　be　hard　on
  a　man　because　he　loved　our　sex　too　much。　Why；　that　is　but　nature；　and
  Nature　knows　her　business；　else　she　had　made　us　otherwise。　But　here　is
  an　evil　case。　Knowest　thou　that　this　Macedonian　Queen　of　thine　hath
  seized　the　temple　lands　and　revenues；　and　driven　away　the　priests
  all；　save　the　holy　Amenemhat；　who　lies　here；　and　whom　she　left；　I　know
  not　why；　ay；　and　caused　the　worship　of　the　Gods　to　cease　within　these
  walls。　Well；　he's　gone！he's　gone！　and　indeed　he　is　better　with
  Osiris；　for　his　life　was　a　sore　burden　to　him。　And　hark　thou；
  Harmachis：　he　hath　not　left　thee　empty…handed；　for；　so　soon　as　the
  plot　failed；　he　gathered　all　his　wealth；　and　it　is　large；　and　hid　it
  where；　I　can　show　theeand　it　is　thine　by　right　of　descent。〃
  〃Talk　not　to　me　of　wealth；　Atoua。　Where　shall　I　go　and　how　shall　I
  hide　my　shame？〃
  〃Ah！　true；　true；　here　mayst　thou　not　abide；　for　if　they　found　thee；
  surely　they　would　put　thee　to　the　dreadful　deathay；　to　the　death　by
  the　waxen　cloth。　Nay；　I　will　hide　thee；　and；　when　the　funeral　rites　of
  the　holy　Amenemhat　have　been　performed；　we　will　fly　hence；　and　cover
  us　from　the　eyes　of　men　till　these　sorrows　are　forgotten。　/La！　la！/　it
  is　a　sad　world；　and　full　of　trouble　as　the　Nile　mud　is　full　of
  beetles。　Come；　Harmachis；　come。〃
  CHAPTER　III
  OF　THE　LIFE　OF　HIM　WHO　WAS　NAMED　THE　LEARNED　OLYMPUS；　IN
  THE　TOMB　OF　THE　HARPERS　THAT　IS　BY　TáPé；　OF　HIS　COUNSEL　TO
  CLEOPATRA；　OF　THE　MESSAGE　OF　CHARMION；　AND　OF　THE　PASSING
  OF　OLYMPUS　DOWN　TO　ALEXANDRIA
  These　things　then　came　to　pass。　For　eighty　days　I　was　hidden　of　the
  old　wife；　Atoua；　while　the　body　of　the　Prince；　my　father；　was　made
  ready　for　burial　by　those　skilled　in　the　arts　of　embalming。　And　when
  at　last　all　things　were　done　in　order；　I　crept　from　my　hiding…place
  and　made　offerings　to　the　spirit　of　my　father；　and　placing　lotus…
  flowers　on　his　breast　went　thence　sorrowing。　And　on　the　following　day；
  from　where　I　lay　hid；　I　saw　the　Priests　of　the　Temple　of　Osiris　and　of
  the　holy　shrine　of　Isis　come　forth；　and　in　slow　procession　bear　his
  painted　coffin　to　the　sacred　lake　and　lay　it　beneath　the　funeral　tent
  in　the　consecrated　boat。　I　saw　them　celebrate　the　symbol　of　the　trial
  of　the　dead；　and　name　him　above　all　men　just；　and　then　bear　him　thence
  to　lay　him　by　his　wife；　my　mother；　in　the　deep　tomb　that　he　had　hewn
  in　the　rock　near　to　the　resting…place　of　the　Holy　Osiris；　where；
  notwithstanding　my　sins；　I；　too；　hope　to　sleep　ere　long。　And　when　all
  these　things　were　done　and　the　deep　tomb　sealed；　the　wealth　of　my
  father　having　been　removed　from　the　hidden　treasury　and　placed　in
  safety；　I　fled；　disguised；　with　the　old　wife；　Atoua；　up　the　Nile　till
  we　came　to　Tápé；＇*＇　and　here　in　this　great　city　I　lay　a　while；　till　a
  place　could　be　found　where　I　should　hide　myself。
  ＇*＇　Thebes。Editor。
  And　such　a　place　I　found。　For　to　the　north　of　the　great　city　are　brown
  and　rugged　hills；　and　desert　valley　blasted　of　the　sun；　and　in　this
  place　of　desolation　the　Divine　Pharaohs；　my　forefathers；　hollowed　out
  their　tombs　in　the　solid　rock；　the　most　part　of　which　are　lost　to　this
  day；　so　cunningly　have　they　been　hidden。　But　some　are　open；　for　the
  accursed　Persians　and　other　thieves　broke　into　them　in　search　of
  treasure。　And　one　nightfor　by　night　only　did　I　leave　my　hiding…place
  just　as　the　dawn　was　breaking　on　the　mountain　tops；　I　wandered　alone
  in　this　sad　valley　of　death；　like　to　which　there　is　no　other；　and
  presently　came　to　the　mouth　of　a　tomb　hidden　amid　great　rocks；　which
  afterwards　I　knew　for　the　place　of　the　burying　of　the　Divine　Rameses；
  the　third　of　that　name；　now　long　gathered　to　Osiris。　And　by　the　faint
  light　of　the　dawn　creeping　through　the　entrance　I　saw　that　it　was
  spacious　and　that　within　were　chambers。
  On　the　following　night；　therefore；　I　returned；　bearing　lights；　with
  Atoua；　my　nurse；　who　ever　ministered　faithfully　to　me　as　when　I　was
  little　and　without　discretion。　And　we　searched　the　mighty　tomb　and
  came　to　the　great　Hall　of　the　Sarcophagus　of　granite；　in　which　the
  Divine　Rameses　sleeps；　and　saw　the　mystic　paintings　on　the　walls：　the
  symbol　of　the　Snake　unending；　the　symbol　of　Ra　resting　upon　the
  Scarab？us；　the　symbol　of　Ra　resting　upon　Nout；　the　symbol　of　the
  Headless　men；　and　many　others；　whereof；　being　initiated；　well　I　read
  the　mysteries。　And　opening　from　the　long　descending　passage　I　found
  chambers　in　which　were　paintings　beautiful　to　behold；　and　of　all
  manner　of　things。　For　beneath　each　chamber　is　entombed　the　master　of
  the　craft　of　which　the　paintings　tell；　he　who　was　the　chief　of　the
  servants　of　that　craft　in　the　house　of　this　Divine　Rameses。　And　on　the
  walls　of　the　last　chamberon　the　left…hand　side；　looking　toward　the
  Hall　of　the　Sarcophagusare　paintings　exceedingly　beautiful；　and　two
  blind　harpers　playing　upon　their　bent　harps　before　the　God　Mou；　and
  beneath　the　flooring　these　harpers；　who　harp　no　more；　are　soft　at
  sleep。　Here；　then；　in　this　gloomy　place；　even　in　the　tomb　of　the
  Harpers　and　the　company　of　the　dead；　I　took　up　my　abode；　and　here　for
  eight　long　years　I　worked　out　my　penance　and　made　atonement　for　my
  sin。　But　Atoua；　because　she　loved　to　be　near　the　light；　abode　in　the
  chamber　of　the　Boatsthat　is；　the　first　chamber　on　the　right…hand
  side　of　the　gallery　looking　toward　the　Hall　of　the　Sarcophagus。
  And　this　was　the　manner　of　my　life。　On　every　second　day　the　old　wife；
  Atoua；　went　forth　and　brought　water　from　the　city　and　such　food　as　is
  necessary　to　keep　the　life　from　failing；　and　also　tapers　made　from
  fat。　And　one　hour　at　the　time　of　sunrise　and　one　hour　at　the　time　of
  sunset　I　did　go　forth　also　to　wander　in　the　valley　for　my　health's
  sake　and　to　save　my　sight　from　failing　in　the　great　darkness　of　the
  tomb。　But　the　other　hours　of　the　day　and　night；　except　when　I　climbed
  the　mountain　to　watch　the　course　of　the　stars；　I　spent　in　prayer　and
  meditation　and　sleep；　till　the　cloud　of　sin　lifted　from　my　heart　and
  once　more　I　drew　near　to　the　Gods；　though　with　Isis；　my　heavenly
  Mother；　I　might　speak　no　more。　And　I　grew　exceedingly　wise　also；
  pondering　on　all　those