Charmionshiveredandmadeanswer:”Itistrue，OQueen；Ialsowasoftheplot，andbecauseHarmachisscornedmeIbetrayedhim；andbecauseofmygreatloveforhimIhaveremainedunwed。”Andsheglancedupatmeandcaughtmyeyes，thenletthemodestlashesveilherown。”So！Ithoughtit。Strangearethewaysofwomen！Butlittlecause，methinks，hadthatHarmachistothanktheeforthylove。Whatsayestthou，Olympus？Ah，andsothoualsowastatraitor，Charmion？HowdangerousarethepathswhichMonarchstread！Well，Iforgivethee，forthouhastservedmefaithfullysincethathour。”Buttomytale。HarmachisIdarednotslay，lesthisgreatpartyshouldriseinfuryandcastmefromthethrone。Andnowmarktheissue。Thoughhemustmurderme，insecretthisHarmachislovedme，andsomethingthereofIguessed。Ihadstrivenalittletodrawhimtome，forthesakeofhisbeautyandhiswit；andfortheloveofmanCleopatraneverstroveinvain。Thereforewhen，withthedaggerinhisrobe，hecametoslayme，Imatchedmycharmsagainsthiswill，andneedItellyou，beingmanandwoman，howIwon？Oh，nevercanI
forgetthelookintheeyesofthatfallenprince，thatforswornpriest，thatdiscrownedPharaoh，when，lostinthepoppieddraught，I
sawhimsinkintoashamefulsleepwhencehemightnomorewakewithhonour！And，thereafter——till，intheend，Iweariedofhim，andhissadlearnedmind，forhisguiltysoulforbadehimtobegay——alittleIcametocareforhim，thoughnottolove。Buthe——hewholovedme——
clungtomeasadrunkardtothecupwhichruinshim。DeemingthatI
shouldwedhim，hebetrayedtomethesecretofthehiddenwealthofthepyramidof/Her/——foratthetimeImuchneededtreasure——andtogetherwedaredtheterrorsofthetombanddrewitforth，evenfromdeadPharaoh’sbreast。See，thisemeraldwasapartthereof！”——andshepointedtothegreatscarab？usthatshehaddrawnfromtheholyheartofMenkau-ra。”Andbecauseofwhatwaswritteninthetomb，andofthatThingwhichwesawinthetomb——ah，pestuponit！whydoesitsmemoryhauntmenow？——andalsobecauseofpolicy，forIwouldfainhavewontheloveoftheEgyptians，IwasmindedtomarrythisHarmachisanddeclarehisplaceandlineagetotheworld——ay，andbyhisaidholdEgyptfromtheRoman。ForDelliushadthencometocallmetoAntony，andaftermuchthoughtIdeterminedtosendhimbackwithsharpwords。Butonthatverymorning，asItiredmefortheCourt，cameCharmionyonder，andI