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Now low, sad music sounded from a hidden source, and to the cadence of this the slaves marched slowly round the tables, followed by the eyes of the silenced and sobered guests. NOW LOW SAD MUSIC SOUNDED FROM A HIDDEN SOURCE AND TO THE CADENCE OF THIS THE SLAVES MARCHED SLOWLY AROUND THE TABLES FOLLOWED BY THE EYES OF THE SILENCED AND SOBERED GUESTS
 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. 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." Then she clapped her hands, and Menkau-Ra and Anemen-Ha shifted in their seats, and looked at each other with eyes of evil meaning as six slaves appeared at the lower end of the hall, bearing upon their shoulders the mummy-case of Nefer, the dead Prince, beloved of Nitocris. 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 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 THEN SHE CLAPPED HER HANDS AND MANKHURAH UN AMANA SHIFTED IN THEIR SEATS AND LOOKED AT EACH OTHER WITH EYES OF EVIL MEANING AS SIX SLAVES APPEARED AT THE LOWER END OF THE HALL BEARING UPON THEIR SHOULDERS THE MUMMY CASE OF NEPHER THE DEAD PRINCE BELOVED OF NIDIKRUS
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