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Ill, too, would it become me to forget, in the midst of my present happiness, to pay the honour due to him who might have shared this crown with me; wherefore let the noble dead be brought into our midst, so that the soul of Nefer, looking down from the flowery fields of Aalu, may see that in the hour of our joy we do not forget the sorrow of his untimely death." ILL TOO IT WOULD BE FOR ME TO FORGET IN THE MIDST OF MY PRESENT HAPPINESS TO PAY HONOUR DUE TO HIM WHO MIGHT HAVE SHARED THIS CROWN WITH ME WHEREFORE LET THE NOBLE DEAD BE BROUGHT INTO OUR MIDST SO THAT THE SOUL OF NEPHE LOOKING DOWN FROM THE FLOWERY FIELDS OF ALLU MAY SEE THAT IN THE HOUR OF OUR JOY WE DO NOT FORGET THE SORROW OF HIS UNTIMELY DEATH
, and Ra the Lord of Day, to Sechet the Lady of Love and War, and Necheb the Bringer of Victory; and when the slaves had carried round the viands till all were satisfied, the guests were crowned with garlands, and the jars of the oldest and choicest wines were broached. The feast was ended, and the revel was about to begin. The last half of the last hour of the night was well-nigh spent, and while the guests were waiting for the signal from the royal table, the Queen rose in her place, and, in the silence that greeted her, her voice sounded sweetly as she spoke and said: "O my guests--ye who are the holiest and the bravest in the Land of Khem, though our hearts are joyful, and our souls refreshed with wine and good cheer, let us not forget the pious customs and wise ways of our ancestors, for it is fitting that in such hours as this our hearts should be turned from pride by the remembrance that we live ever in the presence of death, and that this world is but the threshold of the next. ORDS AND LADIES OF HEAVEN TO PTAH THE BEGINNER AND RAR OF THE DAY TO SASHET THE LADY OF LOVE AND WAR AND A CHEB THE BRINGER OF VICTORY AND WHEN THE SLAVES HAD CARRIED AROUND THE VIANDS TO ALL WERE SATISFIED THE GUESTS WERE CROWNED WITH GARLANDS AND THE JARS OF THE OLDEST AND CHOICEST WINES WERE BROACHED THE FEAST WAS ENDED AND THE REBEL WAS ABOUT TO BEGIN THE LAST HALF OF THE LAST HOUR THE NIGHT WAS WELL NIGH SPENT AND WHILE THE GUESTS WERE WAITING FOR A SIGNAL FROM THE ROYAL TABLE THE QUEEN ROSE IN HER PLACE AND IN SILENCE THAT GREETED HER HER VOICE SOUNDED SWEETLY AS SHE SPOKE AND SAID O MY GUESTS YE WHO ARE THE HOLIEST AND BRAVEST IN THE LAND OF KEN THOUGH OUR HEARTS ARE JOYFUL AND OUR SOULS ARE REFRESHED WITH WINE AND GOOD CHEER LET US NOT FORGET THE PIOUS CUSTOMS AND WISE WAYS OF OUR ANCESTORS FOR IS FITTING IN SUCH HOURS AS THIS OUR HEARTS SHOULD BE TURNED FROM PRIDE BY THE REMEMBRANCE THAT WE LIVE EVER IN THE PRESENCE OF DEATH AND THAT THIS WORLD IS BUT THE THRESHOLD TO THE NEXT
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