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The Complete Historical Romances of Georg Ebers

CHAPTER X
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The young Horus is represented with it.] till thou art grey.

Our thinkers are no heroes, and our heroes are no sages.

Here come thy brother and Nefert." "Will you persuade Ani to give up his suit!" said the princess urgently.
"I will endeavor to do so, for thy sake," replied Katuti.

Then, turning half to the young Rameri and half to his sister, she said: "The chief of the House of Seti, Ameni, was in his youth such a man as thou paintest, Bent-Anat.

Tell us, thou son of Rameses, that art growing up under the young sycamores, which shall some day over-shadow the land-whom dost thou esteem the highest among thy companions?
Is there one among them, who is conspicuous above them all for a lofty spirit and strength of intellect ?" The young Rameri looked gaily at the speaker, and said laughing: "We are all much alike, and do more or less willingly what we are compelled, and by preference every thing that we ought not." "A mighty soul--a youth, who promises to be a second Snefru, a Thotmes, or even an Amem?
Dost thou know none such in the House of Seti ?" asked the widow.


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