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The man scrambled to his feet, whimpering: "I go, Lord, I go, and my lips shall be silent as the lips of    " He cast a frightened glance towards the mummy case, and then, grasping the woman roughly by the arm, he dragged her towards the open window, saying: "Come, Neb Anat, come ere the wrath of our Lord consumes us!" THE MAN SCRAMBLED TO HIS FEET WHIMPERING I GO LORD I GO AND MY LIPS SHALL BE SILENT AS THE LIPS OF HE CAST A FRIGHTENED GLANCE TOWARDS THE MUMMY CASE AND THEN GRASPING THE WOMAN ROUGHLY BY THE ARM HE DRAGGED HER TOWARDS THE OPEN WINDOW SAYING COME NEB ANAUT COME ERE THE WRATH OF OUR LORD CONSUMES US
ut of which the voice came, her eyes dilated, and her lips trembling with the movement of her lower jaw. She saw a jug of water get up off the table and empty itself over her companion's face. Then she fainted, too. When Pent-Ah came to himself and sat up, he saw an elderly gentleman, tall and erect as a man in the prime of life, standing over him with the blackthorn in one hand and the water-jug in the other. "I am not going to ask what you two are doing here," he said sternly, "because I know already. If I called the police I could send you both to prison for house-breaking and attempted robbery; but I don't want any fuss, and perhaps you have been punished enough for the present. Ah, I see your accomplice is coming round. You came in by the window, I suppose. Now get out by it as quick as you can, and mind you keep your mouths shut as to what has happened to-night. If you don't," he went on, suddenly changing into Coptic, "beware of the anger of your Lord--of Him who never forgives!  TIME THE WOMAN STOOD UP INTO THE VACANCY OUT OF WHICH THE VOICE CAME HER EYES DILATED AND HER LIPS TREMBLING WITH THE MOVEMENT OF HER LOWER JAW SHE SAW A JUG OF WATER GET OFF THE TABLE AND EMPTY ITSELF OVER HER COMPANION'S FACE THEN SHE FAINTED TOO WHEN PENT HAG CAME TO HIMSELF AND SAT UP HE SAW AN ELDERLY GENTLEMAN TALL AND ERECT AS A MAN IN THE PRIME OF LIFE STANDING OVER HIM WITH THE BLACKTHORN IN ONE HAND AND THE WATER JUG IN THE OTHER I'M NOT GOING TO ASK YOU WHAT YOU TWO WERE DOING HERE HE SAID STERNLY BECAUSE I KNOW ALREADY IF I CALLED THE POLICE I COULD SEND YOU BOTH TO PRISON FOR HOUSEBREAKING AND ATTEMPTED ROBBERY BUT I DON'T WANT ANY FUSS AND PERHAPS YOU'VE BEEN PUNCHED ENOUGH FOR THE PRESENT AH SEE YOUR ACCOMPLICE IS COMING AROUND YOU CAME IN BY THE WINDOW I SUPPOSE NOW GET OUT BY IT AS QUICK AS YOU CAN AND MIND YOU KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT AS TO WHAT HAPPENED TO NIGHT IF YOU DON'T HE WENT ON SUDDENLY CHANGING INTO KOPTIC BEWARE THE ANGER OF YOUR LORD OF HIM WHO NEVER FORGIVES
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