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A rare device, that of old Pepi's, for getting rid of hospitably entertained enemies. A RARE DEVICE THAT OF OLD PEPPIES FOR GETTING RID OF HOSPITABLY ENTERTAINED ENEMIES
ts surface white arms with outstretched hands gripping at the empty air, and gauzy robes which half hid gleaming limbs, white faces with wildly-staring eyes, and teeth that grinned between tight-drawn lips so lately smiling; strong swimmers fighting for another moment's breath, and one by one dragged down by many hidden hands: then the sharp hiss of swift-quenched flames, then darkness, and the stifling of sobbing groans into silence, and after that only the sibilant undertone of waters rushing swiftly past smooth walls through utter night. * * * * * "Dear me!" the Professor heard himself say as he sat up and rubbed his eyes, "what on earth can be the matter with me? Egypt--the Queen--Palace of Pepi--bridal feast of Nitocris and Menkau-Ra--yes, yes, of course I remember it all now. She made me impersonate Nefer in the mummy-case, and then, when she had frightened her guests half out of their wits, she avenged her lover by opening the sluice-gates and drowning the lot, herself included.  ROSE TOWARDS THEM BEARING UPON ITS SURFACE WHITE ARMS WITH OUTSTRETCHED HANDS GRIPPING AT EMPTY AIR AND GAUZY ROBES WHICH HALF HID GLEAMING LIMBS WHITE FACES WITH WIDELY STARING EYES AND TEETH THAT GRINNED BETWEEN TIGHTLY DRAWN LIPS SO LATELY SMILING STRONG SWIMMERS FIGHTING FOR ANOTHER MOMENT'S BREATH AND ONE BY ONE DRAGGED DOWN BY THE MANY HIDDEN HANDS THEN THE SHARP HISS OF SWIFT QUENCHED FLAMES THEN DARKNESS AND THE STIFLING OF SOBBING GROANS IN THE SILENCE AND AFTER THAT ONLY THE SIBILANT UNDERTONES OF WATERS RUSHING SWIFTLY PAST SMOOTH WALLS THROUGH UNDERNIGHT DEAR ME THE PROFESSOR HEARD HIMSELF SAY AS HE SAT UP AND RUBBED HIS EYES WHAT ON EARTH CAN BE THE MATTER WITH ME EGYPT THE QUEEN PALACE OF PEPI BRIDAL FEAST OF NIDIKRUS AND MANKURAH YES YES OF COURSE I REMEMBER IT ALL NOW SHE MADE ME IMPERSONALLY NEPHER IN THE MUMMY CASE AND THEN WHEN SHE HAD FRIGHTENED HER GUESTS HALF OUT OF THEIR WITS SHE AVENGED HER LOVER BY OPENING THE SLUICE GATES AND DROWNING THE LOT HERSELF INCLUDED
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