A pilgrimage to the temples and tombs of Egypt, Nubia, and ...

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hibited by her husband, the trembling Hafiza
followed, and found him in an adjoining cham-
ber, leaning against the wall for support, his
face hidden in his hands.
" What means this violent emotion ? '' she
inquired, timidly approaching him, " is my Selim
ill?"
With a gesture of impatience he bade her
begone.
" Selim, you are angry with me," she persisted,
casting her arms round him ; " how have I
offended you, oh my husband ?
He struggled to break away from her, but in
vain, for his strength appeared to have aban-
doned him. "Leave me, as you love Heaven!"
he faltered in a tone of anguish. " Hafiza! our
dream of love is at an end — / am your lost
Brother!"
"God is great!" ejaculated Hafiza, shrinking
back in consternation ; " he has scattered ashes
upon our head, but he has spared us the com-
mission of a dreadful crime !"
The unnatural union was immediately dis-
solved, and both brother and sister eventually
contracted more fortunate marriages. Selim
"