Now one day Rames watching them return, saw the priest, who was called
Guardian of the Door, put his hand behind him to thrust the key with
which he had just locked the door, into his wallet, and missing the
mouth of the wallet, let it fall upon the sand, then go upon his way
knowing nothing of what he had done.
When he had gone in a great hurry, for he was a fat old priest and the
dinner hour was at hand, Rames pounced upon the key and hid it in his
robe. Then he sought out the princess and said,
"Morning Star, this evening, when I come back from school and am allowed
to play with you, we can look at the wonderful beast in the tank, for
look, I have the key which that fat priest will not search for till
seven days are gone by, before which I can take it to him, saying that I
found it in the sand, or perhaps put it back into his wallet."
When she heard this Tua's eyes shone, since above all things she desired
to see this holy monster. But in the evening when the boy came running
to her eagerly--for he had thought of nothing but the crocodile all
day, and had bought a pigeon from a school-fellow with which to feed the
brute--he found Tua in a different mood.
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