NorwasMerapialtogetherlonesome，seeingthattheredweltinMemphiscertainladieswhohadHebrewbloodintheirveins，orwerebornoftheIsraelitesandhadmarriedEgyptiansagainsttheirlaw。Amongtheseshemadefriends，andtogethertheyworshippedintheirownfashionwithnonetosaythemnay，sinceherenopriestswereallowedtotroublethem。
Forourpartweheldintercoursewithasmanyaswepleased，sincefewforgotthatSetiwasbybloodthePrinceofEgypt，thatis，amanalmosthalfdivine，andallwereeagertovisithim。Alsohewasmuchbelovedforhisownsakeandmoreparticularlybythepoor，whosewantsitwashisdelighttorelievetothefulllimitofhiswealth。
Thusitcameaboutthatwheneverhewentabroad，althoughagainsthiswill，hewasreceivedwithhonoursandhomagethatwerealmostroyal，forthoughPharaohcouldrobhimoftheCrownhecouldnotemptyhisveinsofthebloodofkings。
ItwasonthisaccountthatIfearedforhissafety，sinceIwassurethatthroughhisspiesAmenmesesknewallandwouldgrowjealousofadethronedprincewhowasstillsomuchadoredbythoseoverwhomofrightheshouldhaveruled。ItoldSetiofmydoubtsandthatwhenhetravelledthestreetsheshouldbeguardedbyarmedmen。Butheonlylaughedandansweredthat，astheHebrewshadfailedtokillhim，hedidnotthinkthatanyotherswouldsucceed。MoreoverhebelievedtherewerenoEgyptiansinthelandwhowouldliftaswordagainsthim，orputpoisoninhisdrink，whoeverbadethem。Alsoheaddedthesewords：
“Thebestwaytoescapedeathistohavenofearofdeath，forthenOsirisshunsus。“