NowUsertishiftedhereyesfrommetoSeti，watchinghimveryclosely。Seatedathissideuponthegroundwithmywritingrollspreadacrossmyknee，I，too，watchedhimclosely，andnotedthathislipsturnedwhiteandhisfacegrewfixedandstrange。
“IhearthecommandofPharaoh，“hesaidinalowvoicemakingobeisance，andhesitated。
“Haveyouaughttoadd？“askedMeneptahsharply。
“Only，OPharaoh，thatthoughthiswouldbeamarriagedecreedforreasonsoftheState，stillthereisaladywhomustbegiveninmarriage，andshemyhalf-sisterwhoheretoforehasonlylovedmeasarelative。Therefore，Iwouldknowfromherlipsifitisherwilltotakemeasahusband。“
NowalllookedatUsertiwhorepliedinacoldvoice：