I love this Nitocris, Queen or woman, and neither man nor god shall keep her from me, willing or unwilling.

As for the Princess Hermia--well, her husband is not dead yet." "Better he dead and his widow your wife, as was planned, Highness, than that you should dare the power of one who has attained to the Perfect Knowledge," said the Egyptian, with all the earnestness of absolute conviction.

"But my duty is done.

I have warned you of that which you cannot see for yourself.

I have done it to my own sorrow and the destroying of my own dream; but my promise is given, and I will keep it, even to a fate that may be worse than death." The Prince drained his glass and laughed.
"Well said, my ages-old adept, as you think you are! You shall follow me, for I will go on now even to death, or what there may be worse behind it, if I can only take my beautiful Queen with me.