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- And therefore the whole of Egypt
- exalted him as a god,
- and set up his image in temples,
- in the outward shape of a bull.-
- But I am this very King Apis,
- I see that as clear as day;
- and if you don't understand it,
- you shall understand it soon.
- King Apis, you see, was out hunting,
- and got off his horse awhile,
- and withdrew himself unattended
- to a part of my ancestor's land.
- But the field that King Apis manured
- has nourished me with its corn,
- and if further proofs are demanded,
- know, I have invisible horns.
- Now, isn't it most accursed
- that no one will own my might!
- By birth I am Apis of Egypt,
- but a fellah in other men's sight.
- Can you tell me what course to follow?-
- then counsel me honestly.-
- The problem is how to make me
- resemble King Apis the Great.
PEER
- Build pyramids then, your highness,
- and carve out a greater Sphinx,
- and fight, as the Doctor puts it,
- with the Turks, both to rechts and links.
THE FELLAH
- Ay, that is all mighty fine talking!
- A fellah! A hungry louse!
- I, who scarcely can keep my hovel
- clear even of rats and mic