MoreoverthePrincevisitedmeeveryday,andevenbeforeIleftmybedbegantodictatetomehisreporttoPharaoh,sincehewouldemploynootherscribe。Thesubstanceofitwaswhathehadforeshadowed,namelythatthepeopleofIsrael,havingsufferedmuchforgenerationsatthehandsoftheEgyptians,shouldnowbeallowedtodepartastheirprophetsdemanded,andgowhithertheywouldunharmed。Oftheattackuponusinthepasshemadelight,sayingitwastheevilworkofafewzealotswroughtonbyfanciedinsulttotheirgod,adeedforwhichthewholepeopleshouldnotbecalledupontosuffer。Thelastwordsofthereportwere:
“Remember,OPharaoh,Ipraythee,thatAmon,godoftheEgyptians,andJahveh,thegodoftheIsraelites,cannotruletogetherinthesameland。IfbothabideinEgypttherewillbeawarofthegodswhereinmortalsmaybegroundtodust。Therefore,Ipraythee,letIsraelgo。“
AfterIhadrisenandwasrecovered,Icopiedoutthisreportinmyfairestwriting,refusingtotellanyofitspurport,althoughallasked,amongthemtheVizierNehesi,whoofferedmeabribetodiscloseitssecret。ThiscametotheearsofSeti,Iknownothow,andhewasmuchpleasedwithmeaboutthematter,sayingherejoicedtofindthattherewasonescribeinEgyptwhocouldnotbebought。
Usertialsoquestionedme,andwhenIrefusedtoanswer,strangetosay,wasnotangry,because,shedeclared,Ionlydidmyduty。
Atlasttherollwasfinishedandsealed,andthePrincewithhisownhand,butwithoutspeaking,laiditonthekneesofPharaohatapublicCourt,forthishewouldtrustnooneelsetodo。Amenmesesalsobroughtuphisreport,asdidNehesitheVizier,andtheCaptainoftheguardwhichsavedusfromdeath。EightdayslaterthePrincewassummonedtoagreatCouncilofState,aswereallothersoftheroyalHouse,togetherwiththehighofficers。Itooreceivedasummons,asonewhohadbeenconcernedinthesematters。