"The Star of Amen," gasped Kaku in a voice that shook, "and your star, O
Pharaoh. The Star of Amen eats it up, your star goes out, and will never
be seen again by living man. Oh! Abi, that which I foresaw years and
years ago has come to pass. Your day is done, and your night is at hand,
O Abi."
"If so," shouted Abi in his rage and terror, "be sure of this, Dog--that
you shall share it."
As he spoke a sound of screams drew near, and presently into the midst
of them rushed Merytra, the wife of Kaku.
"The vengeance of the gods," she screamed, "the vengeance of the gods!
Listen, Abi. But now this very evening as I slept in my pavilion,
who can never sleep at night, there appeared to me the spirit of dead
Pharaoh, of Pharaoh whom we slew by magic, and he said: 'Tell the
murderer, Abi, and the wizard-rogue, Kaku, your husband, that I summon
both of them to meet me ere another sun is set, and Woman, come you with
them.' Death is at our door, Abi, death and the terrible vengeance of
the god!" and Merytra fell down foaming in a fit.
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