To God.”

That same day

Moses sought an audience with the king. He found

Him on his throne surrounded by the princes

Of his court, who bowed in lowly homage

At his feet. And Pharaoh heard with curving lip

And flushing cheek the message of the Hebrew’s God,

Then asked in cold and scornful tones, “Has

Israel a God, and if so where has he dwelt

For ages? As the highest priest of Egypt