Her eyes were large and black, with the amorous lid,
and lined with kohl beneath the lower lash. Her profile showed the
exquisite aquiline of the pure-blooded Egyptian.
Aside from the visible evidences of charm there was an atmosphere of
femininity that permeated her immediate vicinity with a witchery little
short of enchantment. She was the Lady Ta-meri, daughter of Amenemhat,
nomarch[5] of Memphis.
The Egyptian accompanying the litter was nearly thirty years of age.
He was an example of the other type of the race, differing from the
classic model of Kenkenes. The forehead retreated, the nose was long,
low, slightly depressed at the end; the mouth, thick-lipped; the eye,
narrow and almond-shaped; the cheek-bones, high; the complexion, dark
brown. Still, the great ripeness of lip, aggressive whiteness of teeth
and brilliance of eye made his face pleasant. He wore a shenti of
yellow, over it a kamis of white linen, a kerchief bound with a yellow
cord about his head, and white sandals.
He was the nephew of the king's cup-bearer, who had died without issue
at Thebes during the past month. His elder brother had succeeded his
father to a high office in the priesthood, but he, Nechutes, was a
candidate for the honors of his dead uncle.
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