Laban your affianced can accompany us." Now at this Laban grew angry, as I could see he was prone to do, and stretched out his hand as though to push Seti aside and seize Merapi.
"Have a care, man,' said the Prince, while I, throwing down the straw, drew my sword and sprang between them, crying: "Slave, would you lay hands upon the Prince of Egypt ?" "Prince of Egypt!" he said, drawing back astonished, then added sullenly, "Well what does the Prince of Egypt with my affianced ?" "He helps her who is hurt to her home, having found her helpless in the desert with this accursed straw," I answered.
"Forward, driver," said the Prince, and Merapi added, "Peace, Laban, and bear the straw which his Highness's companion has carried such a weary way." He hesitated a moment, then snatched up the bundle and set it on his head.
As we walked side by side, his evil temper seemed to get the better of him.

Without ceasing, he grumbled because Merapi was alone in the chariot with an Egyptian.

At length I could bear it no longer.
"Be silent, fellow," I said.

"Least of all men should you complain of what his Highness does, seeing that already he has avenged the killing of this lady's father, and now has saved her from lying out all night among the wild beasts and men of the wilderness." "Of the first I have heard more than enough," he answered, "and of the second doubtless I shall hear more than enough also.

Ever since my affianced met this prince, she has looked on me with different eyes and spoken to me with another voice.