"And incredible.

But perhaps an exchange was effected .-- Did you slaughter any victims here yesterday or-- ?" "We are purifying ourselves," the chief of the kolchytes interrupted, "for the great festival of the valley, and for ten days no beast can have been killed here for food; besides, the stables and slaughterhouses are a long way from this, on the other side of the linen-factories." "It is strange!" replied the priest.

"Preserve this heart carefully, kolchytes: or, better still, let it be enclosed in a case.

We will take it over to the chief prophet of Anion.

It would seem that some miracle has happened." "The heart belongs to the Necropolis," answered the chief kolchytes, "and it would therefore be more fitting if we took it to the chief priest of the temple of Seti, Ameni." "You command here!" said the other.