About nine in the morning
Ramses commanded to raise the camp . He sent three native Egyptian regiments to Libya , commanding the soldiers to treat people mildly and never wander from the camp singly . The army proper he turned toward Memphis , leaving a small garrison at the glass huts and in the fortress . About nine in the morning , in spite of the heat , both armies were on the road ; one going northward , the other toward the south . The holy Mentezufis approached the heir then , and said , `` It would be well , worthiness , couldst Thou reach Memphis earlier . There will be fresh horses half-way . '' `` Then my father is very ill ? ''