The Bride of the Nile — Volume 06

A once-docile young woman undergoes a change after an intimate encounter and begins to judge her mother and suspect a rival of winning the affections of the man she admires. Jealous and curious, she enlists her foster-brother and his carrier pigeons to arrange secret communications and to enable eavesdropping on a likely meeting where money will change hands. While her mother transforms the household into a bustle of decoration and reception for a visiting church dignitary, the girl conceals herself near the rival's house, watching as the admired man arrives in a chariot with heavy sacks, anticipating a confrontation and possible revelation.