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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. 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
his senses. But no! There could be no doubt about it. There in material form on the corner of his table was a point-blank, tangible contradiction of the universally accepted axiom that two bodies cannot occupy the same space, and that, come from somewhere or nowhere, there were two plainly material objects through which his daughter's hand, without her even knowing it, had passed as easily as it would have done through a little cloud of 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. BROUGHT THE PROFESSOR AS HE THOUGHT BACK TO HIS SENSES BUT NO THERE COULD BE NO DOUBT ABOUT IT THERE IN MATERIAL FORM ON THE CORNER OF HIS TABLE WAS A POINT BLANK TANGIBLE CONTRADICTION OF THE UNIVERSALLY ACCEPTED AXIOM THAT TWO BODIES CANNOT OCCUPY THE SAME SPACE AND THAT COME FROM SOMEWHERE OR NOWHERE THERE WERE TWO PLAINLY MATERIAL OBJECTS THROUGH WHICH HIS DAUGHTER'S HAND WITHOUT EVEN HER KNOWING IT HAD PASSED 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
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