. But the prince commanded
the musicians and dancers to depart, and taking Tutmosis to the garden,
he said,

"Of course my mother may she live through eternity! sent thee to
separate me from the Jewess? Tell her worthiness that were Herhor to
become not merely viceroy, but the son of my father, I should do that
which pleases me. I know how to do it. Today they wish to deprive me of
Sarah, and to-morrow they would take my power from me; I will show them
that I shall not renounce anything."

The prince was irritated. Tutmosis shrugged his shoulders, and remarked
finally,

"As a whirlwind sweeps a bird into a desert, so does anger cast a man
on the shores of injustice. How canst Thou wonder if the priests are
displeased because the heir to the throne has connected his life with a
woman of another country and a strange religion? Sarah does not please
them, especially since Thou hast her alone. Hadst Thou a number of
various women, like all noble youths, they would not mind the Jewess.
But have they done her harm? No. On the contrary, even some priest
defended her against a raging crowd which it pleased thee to liberate
from imprisonment."

"But my mother?"

Tutmosis laughed.

"Thy worthy mother loves thee as her own eyes and heart. Of course
Sarah does not please her, either, but dost Thou know what her
worthiness said once to me? This, that I should entice Sarah from thee.
What a jest on her part! To this I answered with a second jest: 'Ramses
has given me a brace of hunting dogs and two Syrian horses because he
has grown tired of them; perhaps some day he will give me his mistress
too, of course I shall have to take her with other things.'."

"Do not think of it. I would not give Sarah to any man, were it only
for this, because of her my father has not appointed me viceroy."

Tutmosis shook his head.

"Thou art greatly mistaken," answered he, "so much mistaken that I am
terrified. Dost Thou not really understand the causes of the disfavor?
Every enlightened Egyptian knows them."

"I know nothing."

"So much the worse," said the anxious Tutmosis. "Thou dost not know,
then, that warriors, since the maneuvers, especially Greek warriors,
drink thy health in every dramshop."

"They got money to do so."

"True; but not to cry out, with all the voice that is in them, that
when Thou shalt succeed to his holiness may he live through eternity!
Thou wilt begin a great war, after which there will be changes in
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