“Whatofhim?Tellme,whatofKurri?ThiswouldIaskthee,Queen,thathebelaidwhereIlie,anddiethedeathtowhichIamdoomed。“
“GladlywouldIgivetheetheboon,“sheanswered,“butthouaskesttoolate。TheFalseHathorlookeduponhim,andheslewhimself。NowI
willaway——thenightwanesandPharaohmustdreamdreamseredawn。
Faretheewell,Odysseus。Thybedishardto-night,butsoftisthecouchofkingsthatwaitsthee,“andshewentforthfromhim。
“Ay,Meriamun,“saidtheWanderer,lookingafterher。“Hardismybedto-night,andsoftisthecouchofthekingsofMenthatwaitsmeintherealmsofQueenPersephone。Butitisnotthouwhoshaltshareit。