Do thou save thyself and
send the chief adviser after her. I would treat with him also."
The Nubian backed away and Kenkenes followed him relentlessly until the
man, overcome with trepidation, took to his heels and fled.
Even then, Kenkenes did not lessen his vigilance. He caught up Anubis,
who had bounded beside him during the entire time, and running back to
Rachel, turned into the limestone wastes.
Kenkenes had risked his suggestions to the single Nubian, and their
effect upon him gave the young sculptor some hope that the pursuing
force had been limited to these three. Though the men along the Nile
were not within call, they would prevent flight into Memphis, and the
camp of the Israelites, if not similarly picketed, would offer security
only for the moment. Why had not the Hebrews protected her in the
beginning? He would get to a place of perfect safety first and learn
all concerning this matter.
After an hour's cautious dodging from shelter to shelter, through the
masses of rocks, they toiled up the great ridge of hills deep into the
desert. Rachel would have gone on and on, but Kenkenes drew her into
the shadow of a great rock and stopped to listen. The oppressive
silence was unbroken.
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