Receipts for such things are found in the Ebers Papyrus.] which you have so long lead to do without." The paraschites seemed to drink these words from the mouth of his grandchild.

Again he lifted his hand in prayer, again Pentaur observed that his glance met that of his wife, and a large, warm tear fell from his old eyes on to his callous hand.

Then he sank down, for he thought the sick child was deluded by a dream.

But there were the knots in her dress.
With a trembling hand he untied them, and a gold ring rolled out on the floor.
Bent-Anat picked it up, and gave it to the paraschites.

"I came here in a lucky hour," she said, "for you have recovered your son and your child will live." "She will live," repeated the surgeon, who had remained a silent witness of all that had occurred.
"She will stay with us," murmured the old man, and then said, as he approached the princess on his knees, and looked up at her beseechingly with tearful eyes: "Pardon me as I pardon thee; and if a pious wish may not turn to a curse from the lips of the unclean, let me bless thee." "I thank you," said Bent-Anat, towards whom the old man raised his hand in blessing.
Then she turned to Nebsecht, and ordered him to take anxious care of the sick girl; she bent over her, kissed her forehead, laid her gold bracelet by her side, and signing to Pentaur left the hut with him..