Her servants looked at her and at each other, understanding.
Nari went on:
"But the soldier told me further that the Israelites had spent the night chanting and dancing before their God, and it seems from this spot that the quarries are empty. They do not fear, boasting their God's care."
Masanath shook her head. "He must look to them at once, ere the soldiery fall upon them. His time for aid is short," she said.
A silence fell, and the raft passed below Masaarah. Again Nari spoke, proving that she had heard and thought upon the last words of her mistress.
"Are not the gods omnipotent and everywhere?"
"Aye, so hast thou been taught, Nari."
"Our gods, and the gods of every nation like them?" the serving-woman persisted.
"The gods of Egypt are so, and each nation boasts its gods equally potent."
"Mayhap the Hebrews' God will help them," Nari ventured.