"Less than thirty."
"Where are the others?"
"Some have run away and others have been sent to Mahu, the chief of the guards: His Highness has given him the command of the city."
"Quite, quite, quite," said Khnum, shaking his head, thoughtfully: he understood that Tuta ran away like a coward. "Mahu is a brave soldier and will make short work of the rebels. For the moment the city is saved, though God only knows what the end of it will be.... Well, let us go, my son, I shall be happy to receive His Highness."
Khnum got up and went downstairs. All followed him.
Dio and Zenra went into Dio's room on the second storey. Dio began to undress. She was trembling so that her teeth were chattering. The cold still penetrated her through and through.
"Why are you trembling?" Zenra asked her.
Dio made no answer and lay down on the couch. Zenra tucked her in, kissed her and was about to go when Dio took her hand.
"Do you know, nurse, Pentaur is killed?" she said quietly, with apparent calm.
The old woman's legs gave way under her. She sat down on the edge of the couch so as not to fall.