Secondly, the gods have so ordained, that just at this moment there is a man in Babylon who can read every kind of writing known to the Egyptian priests.

Do you perhaps happen to know the name of Onuphis ?" For the third time the Egyptian turned pale.

"Are you certain," he said, "that this man is still among the living ?" "I spoke to him myself yesterday.

He was formerly, you know, high-priest at Heliopolis, and was initiated into all your mysteries there.

My wise countryman, Pythagoras of Samos, came to Egypt, and after submitting to some of your ceremonies, was allowed to attend the lessons given in the schools for priests.