He knew me for a noble, and treated me as one, inviting me to feed at his own table, and I swore in my heart, when he let me go, that I would make him some return for his generous conduct.
"About a month after, we succeeded in surprising the Cheta position, and the Libyan soldiers, among other spoil, brought away the Danaid king's only daughter.

I had behaved valiantly, and when we came to the division of the spoils Rameses allowed me to choose first.

I laid my hand on the maid, the daughter of my deliverer and host, I led her to my tent, and left her there with her waiting-women till peace is concluded, and I can restore her to her father." "Forgive my doubts!" cried Rameri holding out his hand.

"Now I understand why the king so particularly enquired whether Nefert believed in your constancy to her." "And what was your answer ?" asked Mena.
"That she thinks of you day and night, and never for an instant doubted you.

My father seemed delighted too, and he said to Chamus: 'He has won there!" "He will grant me some great favor," said Mena in explanation, "if, when she hears I have taken a strange maiden to my tent her confidence in me is not shaken, Rameses considers it simply impossible, but I know that I shall win.