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The Sign Above the Door (Classic Reprint)
The Sign Above the Door - Classic Reprint Author:William W. Canfield THE SIGN ABOVE THE DOOR — CHAPTER I MASTER AND MAN — MARTIESEN the adon had dismissed his attendants for the night, and,, accompanied only by Peshala, his chief scribe or secretary, awaited the return of his lieutenant from Rameses. Martiesen was one of the most opulent Egyptian governors. He was in command of the Nome of the Prince, considered th... more »e most prosperous division in Lower Egypt, in which his family had long enjoyed preferment. Its system of canals had been brought to a state of perfection that insured a sufficient supply of water for the irrigation of the gardens at all times, and the harvests that came from its fields were noted for their abundance and uniform excellence. This nome, or political division, lay upon the eastern bank of the Nile, and embraced not
Table of Contents
CONTENTS; CHAPTER PACE; 1 MASTER AND MAN 7; II THE AWAKENING 22; III ELISHEDA 36; IV THE ADON 47; V THE BANQUET 62; VI APPREHENSION 72; VII DARKNESS 83; VIII AT MY LORD'S REQUEST' 92; IX CAPTIVES IOI; X DRIFTING 113; XI LIGHT IN DARKNESS 130; XII OTHER CAPTIVES 149; XIII THE HOME-COMING 165; XIV DISGUISES- 173; XV AT MANHOTEF 186; XVI EASY MAGIC 20$; XVIf NECROMANCY 215; XVHI IN GOSHEN 229; XIX THE SIGNATURE OF THE PHARAOH 246; XX THE PENALTY FOR COUNTERFEITING 253; XXL THE SENTENCE 263; XXII THE FIRSTBORN 275; XXIII THE PROMISE 287; XXIV THE EXODUS 299; XXV THE SEASON OF WATERS 304; XXVI THROUGH THE SEA 313
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