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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. 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
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. 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. HAT 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 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
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