Atlength，twomonthsormoreafterweleftAlexandria，fromthedeckoftheboatinwhichwehadhiredapassageforthelasthundredmilesofourjourney，MartinasawtotheeasttheruinsofThebes。Tothewestshesawotherruins，andseatedinfrontofthem/twomightyfiguresofstone/。
“Thisistheplace，“shesaid，andmyheartleaptatherwords。“Nowletuslandandfollowourfortune。“
Sowhentheboatwastiedupatsunset，tothewestbankoftheriver，asithappened，webadefarewelltotheownerandwentashore。
“Whithernow？“askedMartina。
“Tothefiguresofstone，“Ianswered。