"Well, let her go to seek him there if the guardian gods will suffer it," and again he made a sign to the black slaves.
But Merapi had seen or felt Seti advancing from the shadows and seeing flung herself upon his breast.

He kissed her on the brow before them all, then bade me hold her up and turned to face the people.
"Bow down.

Bow down.

Bow down!" cried the deep voice of Bakenkhonsu.
"Life! Blood! Strength! Pharaoh! Pharaoh! Pharaoh!" and what he said the escort echoed.
Then of a sudden the multitude understood.

To their knees they fell and from every side rose the ancient salutation.