Quickly and vehemently she turned upon the dwarf saying.
"You are clever, and faithful too, so listen! but if you were Amon himself there is nothing to be done--" "We must try," said Nemu, and his sharp eyes met those of his mistress.
"Speak," he said, "and trust me.

Perhaps I can be of no use; but that I can be silent thou knowest." "Before long the children in the streets will talk of what this tells me," said Katuti, laughing with bitterness, "only Nefert must know nothing of what has happened--nothing, mind; what is that?
the Regent coming! quick, fly; tell him I am suddenly taken ill, very ill; I cannot see him, not now! No one is to be admitted--no one, do you hear ?" The dwarf went.
When he came back after he had fulfilled his errand, he found his mistress still in a fever of excitement.
"Listen," she said; "first the smaller matter, then the frightful, the unspeakable.

Rameses loads Mena with marks of his favor.

It came to a division of the spoils of war for the year; a great heap of treasure lay ready for each of his followers, and the charioteer had to choose before all the others." "Well ?" said the dwarf.
"Well!" echoed Katuti.

"Well! how did the worthy householder care for his belongings at home, how did he seek to relieve his indebted estate?
It is disgraceful, hideous! He passed by the silver, the gold, the jewels, with a laugh; and took the captive daughter of the Danaid princes, and led her into his tent." "Shameful!" muttered the dwarf.
"Poor, poor Nefert!" cried Katuti, covering her face with her hands.
"And what more ?" asked Nemu hastily.
"That," said Katuti, "that is--but I will keep calm--quite calm and quiet.