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She studied theht from the s More of the flawless Cleopatra coins
"Oh, no," she said, "these are worth far too uest here I shall take care of everything"
She took hiain, he studied everything about him Only this time he paused to examine the porcelain whatnots on the shelf He stopped beneath her father's portrait in the upstairs hall
"Lawrence," he said Then, looking intently at her: "Henry? Where is Henry?"
"I shall take care of Henry," she said "Time and the courts of lawjudicium justice shall take care of Henry"
He indicated he was not satisfied with this answer He drew the paring knife out of his pocket and ran his thu the blade "I, Ramses, shall kill Henry"
"No!" Her hands flew to her lips "No Justice Law!" she said "We are a people of courts and laws When the time comes " But she broke down She could say no ain Henry robbed Father of this triumph, this mystery, this very moment "No," she said as he tried to steady her
He put his hand on his chest "I, Ra, court, justice"
She sniffled, trying to stop her tears She wiped at her lips with the back of her hand
"You're a very fast learner of words," she said, "but you cannot kill Henry I cannot live if you kill Henry"
Suddenly he took her face in his hands, and forcing her to hi She reeled, and turned her back on him
Quickly, she walked to the end of the hall and opened her father's door She did not turn around and look at hi out of the wardrobe She laid out the shirt, the trousers, the belt Socks, shoes She pointed to the pictures on the wall, all the old photographs her father had treasured of himself and Elliott and Randolph and other cronies, frootten the coat She dragged that out too and laid it down on the bed
Then and only then did she look up He stood in the door, watching her The robe was open now to his waist; surely there was so profoundly primitive in the way he stood there, arms folded, feet apart, yet it seeht of decorous sophistication
Heit with the sa else He saw the photographs of her father, along with Randolph and Elliott at Oxford He turned to look at the clothing laid out on the bed Clearly he was co the clothes with that of the men in the pictures
"Yes," she said, "you should dress like that"