'Surely,' exclaimed the princess, 'this is one of the Hebrews, children.' 'Shall I fetch thee then a Hebrew mother to nurse him? is the rejoinder. She did not say a word too much, nor too little. She did not speak too soon, nor too late. But Miriant at least carried out the instructions given her with excellent judgment and tact.
She had heard the words of the princess and thereupon she promptly spoke - 'Shall I go and call thee a nurse of the Hebrew women?' No doubt, all had been prepared beforehand by the mother, who had selected the place and time of the exposure from a knowledge of the habits and character of the princess, had set her daughter to watch, and - so far as was possible - instructed her what she was to say. She had seen everything - she had drawn near as she beheld the 'maid' go down to the water's edge, and take the ark out.
