We were as near to the colossal statues as one should get, I suppose. And the only thing that saved them from overwhelming me was that there was nothing near at hand to put them in scale. The sky overhead was as immense as they were, and the sands endless, and the stars countless and brilliant and rising forever overhead.
"Artemis," she said slowly, measuring her words, "I am asking you to try, only once, to move through the world as I do."
The moon shone full on her, but the hat shadowed her small angular white face.
"Forget the house in Cairo," she said suddenly, dropping her voice as if in respect for the importance of what she said.
"Abandon all your valuables, your clothes, the things that link you with civilization. Come south with me, up the river into Africa. Travel with me as
