“This。ItseemsthattheCopt，ashecalledhim，Magas，returnedfromalongjourney，asweknowhedid，andraisedaninsurrectionsomewhereinthesouthofEgypt，faruptheNile。Anexpeditionwassentagainsthim，underoneMusa，theGovernorofEgypt，andtherewasmuchfighting，inwhichthisprisonertookpart。TheendofitwasthattheCoptswhofoughtwithMagaswereconqueredwithslaughter，Magashimselfwasslain，forhewouldnotfly，andhisdaughter，theladyHeliodore，wastakenprisonerwithsomeotherCopticwomen。“
“Andthen？“Igasped。
“Then，General，shewasbroughtbeforetheEmirMusa，who，notingherbeauty，proposedtomakeherhisslave。Atherprayer，however，being，astheprisonersaid，amercifulman，hegaveheraweektomournherfatherbeforesheenteredhisharem。Still，theworst，“hewentonhurriedly，“didnothappen。Beforethatweekwasdone，astheMoslemforcewasmarchingdowntheNile，shestabbedtheeunuchwhowasinchargeofherandescaped。“
“IthankGod，“Isaid。“But，Jodd，howisthemansurethatshewasHeliodore？“
“Thus:AllknewhertobethedaughterofMagas，onewhomtheEgyptiansheldinhonour。Moreover，amongtheMoslemsoldiersshewasnamed’theLadyoftheShells，’becauseofacertainnecklaceshewore，whichyouwillremember。“