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Nitocris the Queen had vanished and the Mummy was back in its case, blind, rigid, and silent, as it had been for fifty centuries. For several moments he looked at the hard, grey, fixed features of the woman who had once been Nitocris, Queen of Middle Egypt, half expecting, after what he had seen, or thought he had seen, that the soul would return, that the long closed eyes would open again, and that the long silent lips would speak to him. NICHRIS THE QUEEN HAD VANISHED AND THE MUMMY WAS BACK IN ITS CASE BLIND RIGID AND SILENT AS IT HAD BEEN FOR FIFTY CENTURIES FOR SEVERAL MOMENTS HE LOOKED AT THE HARD GREY FIXED FIGURE OF THE WOMAN WHO HAD ONCE BEEN NIDOCRUS QUEEN OF MIDDLE EGYPT HALF EXPECTING AFTER WHAT HE HAD SEEN OR THOUGHT HE HAD SEEN THAT THE SOUL WOULD RETURN THAT THE LONG CLOSED EYES WOULD OPEN AGAIN AND THAT THE LONG SILENT LIPS WOULD SPEAK TO HIM
steam. Happily she had no idea of what he had seen and heard, and so for her sake he made a strong effort to control himself, and said as steadily as he could: "Thank you, Niti, it is very good of you. Yes, I think I am a little tired to-night. Good-night now, and I promise you that I will be off very soon; I will just have one more pipe, and drink my whisky, and then I really will go. Good-night, little woman. We'll have a talk about the Mummy in the morning." As soon as his daughter had closed the door, Professor Marmion returned to his writing-table. The decanter of whisky, the tumbler, and the syphon of soda-water were still standing on the corner of the table, occupying the same space as the enamelled flagon of wine and the drinking goblet which the long-dead other-self of Miss Nitocris had placed on the little silver salver. He looked about the room anxiously, with a feeling nearer akin to physical dread than he had ever experienced before; but his worst fears were not fulfilled. AS EASILY AS IT WOULD HAVE DONE THROUGH A LITTLE CLOUD OF STEAM HAPPILY SHE HAD NO IDEA WHAT HE HAD SEEN OR HEARD AND SO FOR HER SAKE HE MADE A STRONG EFFORT TO CONTROL HIMSELF AND SAID AS STEADILY AS HE COULD THANK YOU KNITTY IT IS VERY GOOD OF YOU YES I THINK I'M A LITTLE TIRED TO NIGHT GOOD NIGHT NOW AND I PROMISE YOU THAT I'LL BE OFF VERY SOON I'LL JUST HAVE ONE MORE PIPE AND DRINK MY WHISKY AND THEN I REALLY WILL GO GOOD NIGHT LITTLE WOMAN WE'LL TALK ABOUT THE MUMMY IN THE MORNING AS SOON AS HIS DAUGHTER HAD CLOSED THE DOOR PROFESSOR MARMION RETURNED TO HIS WRITING TABLE THE DECANTER OF WHISKY THE TUMBLER AND THE SYPHON OF SODA WATER WERE STANDING ON THE CORNER OF THE TABLE OCCUPYING THE SAME SPACE AS THE ENAMEL FLAGON OF WINE AND THE DRINKING GOBLET WHICH THE LONG DEAD OTHER SELF OF MISS NIDOCRAS HAD PLACED ON THE LITTLE SILVER SALVER HE LOOKED ABOUT THE ROOM ANXIOUSLY WITH A FEELING AKIN TO PHYSICAL DREAD THAN HE HAD EVER EXPERIENCED BEFORE BUT HIS WORST FEARS WERE NOT FULFILLED
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