NowIsatopen-mouthed，forhowcouldthismanknowthesethings，andthePrincelaughedoutright，saying：
　　“Ana，Ibegintothinkyoukeepyourcounselill。AtleastIshouldthinkso，wereitnotthatyouhavehadnotimetotellwhatthePrincessyondermayhavesaidtoyou，andcanscarcelyknowthetrickoftheslidingpanelinthatwallwhichIhavenevershowntoyou。“
　　KichuckledagainandasmilegrewonoldBakenkhonsu’sbroadandwrinkledface。
　　“OPrince，“Ibegan，“Isweartoyouthatneverhasonewordpassedmylipsofaught-“
　　“Iknowit，friend，“brokeinthePrince，“butitseemstherearesomewhodonotwaitforwordsbutcanreadtheBookofThought。Thereforeitisnotwelltomeetthemtoooften，sinceallhavethoughtsthatshouldbeknownonlytothemandGod。Magician，whatisyourbusinesswithme？Speakonasthoughwewerealone。“
　　“This，Prince。YougouponajourneyamongtheHebrews，asallhaveheard。Now，BakenkhonsuandI，alsotwoseersofmyCollege，seeingthatweallloveyouandthatyourwelfareismuchtoEgypt，haveseparatelysoughtoutthefutureasregardstheissueofthisjourney。
　　Althoughwhatwehavelearneddiffersinsomematters，onothersitisthesame。Thereforewethoughtitourdutytotellyouwhatwehavelearned。“
　　“Sayon，Kherheb。“
　　“First，then，thatyourHighness’slifewillbeindanger。“
　　“Lifeisalwaysindanger，Ki。ShallIloseit？Ifso，donotfeartotellme。“
　　“Wedonotknow，butwethinknot，becauseoftherestthatisrevealedtous。Welearnthatitisnotyourbodyonlythatwillbeindanger。Uponthisjourneyyouwillseeawomanwhomyouwillcometolove。Thiswomanwill，wethink，bringyoumuchsorrowandalsomuchjoy。“
　　“Thenperhapsthejourneyisworthmaking，Ki，sincemanytravelfarbeforetheyfindaughttheycanlove。Tellme，haveImetthiswoman？“
　　“Therewearetroubled，Prince，foritwouldseem——unlesswearedeceived——thatyouhavemetheroftenandoften；thatyouhaveknownherforthousandsofyears，asyouhaveknownthatmanatyoursideforthousandsofyears。“
　　Seti’sfacegrewveryinterested。
　　“Whatdoyoumean，Magician？“heasked，eyeinghimkeenly。“HowcanI
　　whoamstillyounghaveknownawomanandamanforthousandsofyears？“
　　Kiconsideredhimwithhisstrangeeyes，andanswered：
　　“Youhavemanytitles，Prince。Isnotoneofthem’LordofRebirths，’
　　andifso，howdidyougetitandwhatdoesitmean？“
　　“Itis。WhatitmeansIdonotknow，butitwasgiventomebecauseofsomedreamthatmymotherhadthenightbeforeIwasborn。Do/you/
　　tell/me/whatitmeans，sinceyouseemtoknowsomuch。“
　　“Icannot，Prince。Thesecretisnotonethathasbeenshowntome。
　　Yettherewasanagedman，amagicianlikemyselffromwhomIlearnedmuchinmyyouth——Bakenkhonsuknewhimwell——whomadeastudyofthismatter。Hetoldmehewassure，becauseithadbeenrevealedtohim，thatmendonotliveonceonlyandthendeparthenceforever。Hesaidthattheylivemanytimesandinmanyshapes，thoughnotalwaysonthisworld，andthatbetweeneachlifethereisawallofdarkness。“
　　“Ifso，ofwhatuseareliveswhichwedonotrememberafterdeathhasshutthedoorofeachofthem？“
　　“Thedoorsmayopenagainatlast，Prince，andshowusallthechambersthroughwhichourfeethavewanderedfromthebeginning。“
　　“Ourreligionteachesus，Ki，thatafterdeathweliveeternallyelsewhereinourownbodies，whichwefindagainonthedayofresurrection。Noweternity，havingnoend，canhavenobeginning；itisacircle。Thereforeiftheonebetrue，namelythatweliveon，itwouldseemthattheothermustbetrue，namelythatwehavealwayslived。“
　　“Thatiswellreasoned，Prince。Intheearlydays，beforethepriestsfrozethethoughtofmanintoblocksofstoneandbuiltofthemshrinestoathousandgods，manyheldthatthisreasoningwastrue，asthentheyheldthattherewasbutonegod。“
　　“AsdotheseIsraeliteswhomIgotovisit。Whatsayyouoftheirgod，Ki？“
　　“That/he/isthesameasourgods，Prince。Tomen’seyesGodhasmanyfaces，andeachswearsthattheoneheseesistheonlytruegod。Yettheyarewrong，forallaretrue。“
　　“Orperchancefalse，Ki，unlessevenfalsehoodisapartoftruth。
　　Well，youhavetoldmeoftwodangers，onetomybodyandonetomyheart。Hasanyotherbeenrevealedtoyourwisdom？“
　　“Yes，Prince。Thethirdisthatthisjourneymayintheendcostyouyourthrone。“
　　“IfIdiecertainlyitwillcostmemythrone。“
　　“No，Prince，ifyoulive。“
　　“Evenso，Ki，IthinkthatIcouldendurelifeseatedmorehumblythanonathrone，thoughwhetherherHighnesscouldendureitisanothermatter。ThenyousaythatifIgouponthisjourneyanotherwillbePharaohinmyplace。“
　　“Wedonotsaythat，Prince。Itistruethatourartshaveshownusanotherfillingyourplaceinatimeofwizardryandwondersandofthedeathofthousands。Yetwhenwelookagainweseenotthatotherbutyouoncemorefillingyourownplace。“
　　HereI，Ana，bethoughtmeofmyvisioninPharaoh’shall。
　　“ThematterisevenworsethanIthought，Ki，sincehavingonceleftthecrownbehindme，IthinkthatIshouldhavenowishtowearitanymore，“saidSeti。“Whoshowsyouallthesethings，andhow？“
　　“Our/Kas/，whichareoursecretselves，showthemtous，Prince，andinmanyways。Sometimesitisbydreamsorvisions，sometimesbypicturesonwater，sometimesbywritingsinthedesertsand。Inallthesefashions，andbyothers，our/Kas/，drawingfromtheinfinitewellofwisdomthatishiddeninthebeingofeveryman，giveusglimpsesofthetruth，astheygiveuswhoareinstructedpowertoworkmarvels。“
　　“Ofthetruth。Thenthesethingsyoutellmearetrue？“
　　“Webelieveso，Prince。“
　　“Thenbeingtruemusthappen。Sowhatistheuseofyourwarningmeagainstwhatmusthappen？Therecannotbetwotruths。Whatwouldyouhavemedo？Notgouponthisjourney？WhyhaveyoutoldmethatImustnotgo，sinceifIdidnotgothetruthwouldbecomealie，whichitcannot？YousayitisfatedthatIshouldgoandbecauseIgosuchandsuchthingswillcomeabout。Andyetyoutellmenottogo，forthatiswhatyoumean。Oh!KherhebKiandBakenkhonsu，doubtlessyouaregreatmagiciansandstronginwisdom，buttherearegreaterthanyouwhoruletheworld，andthereisawisdomtowhichyoursisbutasadropofwatertotheNile。Ithankyouforyourwarnings，butto-morrowIgodowntothelandofGoshentofulfilthecommandsofPharaoh。IfIcomebackagainwewilltalkmoreofthesemattershereupontheearth。IfIdonotcomeback，perchancewewilltalkofthemelsewhere。Farewell。“
　　ThePrinceSetiandallhistrain，averygreatcompany，cameinsafetytothelandofGoshen，I，Ana，travellingwithhiminhischariot。Itwasthenasnowarichland，quiteflatafterthelastlineofdeserthillsthroughwhichwetravelledbyanarrow，tortuouspath。Everywhereitwaswateredbycanals，betweenwhichlaythegrainfieldswhereintheseedhadjustbeensown。Alsotherewereotherfieldsofgreenfodderwhereonweretetheredbeastsbythehundred，andbeyondthese，uponthedriersoil，grazedflocksofsheep。ThetownGoshen，ifsoitcouldbecalled，wasbutapoorplace，numbersofmudhuts，nomore，inthecentreofwhichstoodabuilding，alsoofmud，withtwobrickpillarsinfrontofit，thatweweretoldwasthetempleofthispeople，intotheinnerpartsofwhichnonemightentersavetheirHigh-priest。Ilaughedatthesightofit，butthePrincereprovedme，sayingthatIshouldnotjudgethespiritbythebody，orofthegodbyhishouse。
　　Wecampedoutsidethistownandsoonlearnedthatthepeoplewhodweltinitorelsewhereinothertownsmustbenumberedbythetenthousand，formoreofthemthanIcouldcountwanderedroundthecamptolookatus。Themenwerefierce-eyedandhook-nosed；theyoungwomenwell-shapedandpleasanttobehold；theolderwomenforthemostpartstoutandsomewhatunwieldy，andthechildrenverybeautiful。Allwereroughlycladinrobesofloosely-woven，dark-colouredcloth，beneathwhichthewomenworegarmentsofwhitelinen。Notwithstandingthewealthwesawaboutusincornandcattle，theirornamentsseemedtobefew，orperhapsthesewerehiddenfromoursight。
　　ItwaseasytoseethattheyhatedusEgyptians，andevendaredtodespiseus。Hateshoneintheirglitteringeyes，andIheardthemcallingusthe’idol-worshippers’onetotheother，andaskingwherewasourgod，theBull，forbeingignoranttheythoughtthatweworshippedApisasmayhapsomeofthecommonpeopledoinsteadoflookinguponthesacredbeastasasymbolofthepowersofNature。
　　Indeedtheydidmore，foronthefirstnightafterourcomingtheyslaughteredabullmarkedmuchasApisis，andinthemorningwefounditlyingnearthegateofthecamp，andpinnedtoitshidewithsharpthornsgreatnumbersofthescarab？usbeetlestillliving。ForagaintheydidnotknowthatamongusEgyptiansthisbeetleisnogodbutanemblemoftheCreator，becauseitrollsaballofmudbetweenitsfeetandsetsthereinitseggstohatch，astheCreatorrollstheworldthatseemstoberound，andcausesittoproducelife。
　　NowallwereangryattheseinsultsexceptthePrince，wholaughedandsaidthathethoughtthejestcoarsebutclever。Butworsewastohappen。ItseemsthatasoldierwithwineinhimhaddoneinsulttoaHebrewmaidenwhocamealonetodrawwateratacanal。Thenewsspreadamongthepeopleandsomethousandsofthemrushedtothecamp，shoutinganddemandingvengeanceinsothreateningamannerthatitwasnecessarytoformuptheregimentsofguards。