"Dost thou know, Penbesa--thou anxious guardian of a thoughtless girl--that to-day for the first time I am glad that my father is at the war in distant Satiland ?"--[Asia].
"He would not have welcomed us kindly!" said the master of the ceremonies, laughing.
"But the leech, the leech!" cried Bent-Anat.

"Packer, it is settled then.

You will conduct him, and bring us to-morrow morning news of the wounded girl." Paaker bowed; the princess bowed her head; the priest and his companions, who meanwhile had come out of the temple and joined him, raised their hands in blessing, and the belated procession moved towards the Nile.
Paaker remained alone with his two slaves; the commission with which the princess had charged him greatly displeased him.

So long as the moonlight enabled him to distinguish the litter of Mena's wife, he gazed after it; then he endeavored to recollect the position of the hut of the paraschites.

The captain of the watch still stood with the guard at the gate of the temple.
"Do you know the dwelling of Pinem the paraschites ?" asked Paaker.
"What do you want with him ?" "That is no concern of yours," retorted Paaker.
"Lout!" exclaimed the captain, "left face and forwards, my men." "Halt!" cried Paaker in a rage.