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his slaves,his secretary,who had dandled me on his knees when I was a baby and loved me more than the air and the light. And I swore him to be secret and begged him to write a certain letter for me. And he wept and implored me to change my resolution but in the end he said, 'To hear is to obey,' and did all my will. And I sealed the letter and hid it in my bosom."
"But what was in the letter ?" asked Shasta.
"Be quiet, youngster," said Bree."You're spoiling the story. She'll tell us all about the letter in the right place. Go on, Tarkheena."
"Then I called the maid who was to go with me to the woods and perform the rites of Zardeenah and told her to wake me very early in the morning. And I became merry with her and gave her wine to drink;but I had mixed such things in her cup that I knew
she must sleep for a night and a day. As soon as the household of my father had committed themselves to sleep I arose and put on an armour of my brother s wh