Chapter 10, Part D
Chebron, upon going to the temple the day of Neco's death, found all sorts of rumors wandering about. It seemed that in the night, a group of men came and were going to steal the special instruments used in the priests' rituals when they were discovered and came over the wall by the way of the ladders.
Amuba and Chebron talked over the situation and decided to tell Ameres about it. After dinner that day, Ameres called Chebron into his study.
"Have you heard, Chebron, that some scurrilous people came into the temple and escaped over the wall last night?" Ameres asked.
"I haven't heard anything, Father," said Chebron. "But I have done things. May I tell you about it?"
Then Chebron told him the story of how he and Amuba went into the temple and then escaped.
"That was a very hard scrape, Chebron," said Ameres. "They could have slain you without mercy if you had been caught. Today, I received a letter from Ptylus that he had suddenly been called to go off and see a sick relative of his. No doubt that he was in guilt because he has gone off so quickly. No doubt that it had something with your brother's death - they probably caught a glimpse of you on the wall and saw your priestly attire and suspected that you were Neco."
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