Her death
was not lawful; you could not condemn her, and therefore do I call
you a common murderer. I know that murderers are slain, that blood
is atoned for by blood. This punishment the heart dictates, and this
punishment the law of the land prescribes. But this punishment were
too mild for you, Cousrouf Pacha. I will not slay you; you shall
suffer shame and humiliation; you shall drink the cup of bitterness
and disgrace to the very dregs. I will take you to Cairo, and there
in the citadel you shall await my last act of revenge."
"You threaten me," said Cousrouf, quietly." What evil can you add to
that already inflicted? I do not fear your threat, and I shall not
feel humiliated at being led a prisoner into the citadel, where I
once ruled your master, and where Mohammed Ali, the sarechsme by my
grace, so often knelt in the dust before me. I have been vanquished
in honorable warfare, and in a just cause; and though you, the
victor, triumph over, I shall still remain, your lawful master!"
"Prove this to the people of Cairo; see whether you will be
recognized as master there; whether those who formerly flattered you
will now raise a finger to liberate you, or restore you to the
throne. And when you find that they will not, then remember,
Cousrouf Pacha--that, too, is a part of Mohammed Ali's revenge--had
I slain you, all your sufferings would have been at an end! But you
shall live and suffer for many a long year to come! For Cousrouf
Pacha caused Mohammed Ali to suffer for long years.
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