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Over and over again she tried to detect in his manner some trace of dislike, but without success. Was Thoth of a different race?
Then she wondered how the women of the highest rank were treated, and why the chiefs should have sought for strange women for wives. Many women she had seen in the city, but none who seemed of a superior degree, unless indeed some of the masks were women disguised like herself. At length she determined to ask Thoth, and the next time they met a mask she inquired if there were other women in her position.
He at once said "No."
"Do any of the women of thy tribe use this dress?"
"No."
"Do ye of the highest rank always seek wives from beyond the seas?"
"With one exception," he replied, "thou
