14/21 I used to have a stout heart, but since that evening I frequently tremble, and an agony of terror comes over me, I do not know why. I believe some demon commands me." "You command, wherever you go; and no one commands you," cried Rameri. I grind my teeth myself when I remember how they turned me out of the school, and how Paaker set the dog at us. I have gone through a great deal today too." "Where were you so long ?" asked Bent-Anat. "My uncle Ani commanded that you should not leave the palace." "I shall be eighteen years old next month," said the prince, "and need no tutor." "But your father--" said Bent-Anat. |