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But did you, Dad? Do tell me all about it. What a horrible shame to steal that lovely Mummy! And it was so like me, too. I believe I should have got quite fond of it." "Yes, dear," continued the Professor, speaking, as she thought, a little nervously. BUT DID YOU DAD DO TELL ME ABOUT IT WHAT A HORRIBLE SHAME TO STEAL THAT LOVELY MUMMY AND IT WAS SO LIKE ME TOO I BELIEVE I SHOULD HAVE GOT QUITE FOND OF IT YES DEAR CONTINUED THE PROFESSOR SPEAKING AS SHE THOUGHT A LITTLE NERVOUSLY
e 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!" 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!" * * * * * "Why, where's the Mummy, Dad?" said Miss Nitocris, as she came into her father's study just before breakfast the next morning, and looked in amazement at the empty case. "Stolen, my dear, I am sorry to say," replied the Professor gravely. "Did you hear any noises in the house last night, or were you sleeping too soundly?" "I seem to have an idea that I did," she said, "but only a dim one; I thought I only dreamt it. H 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 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 WHY WHERE'S THE MUMMY DAD SAID MISS NUTICROUS AS SHE CAME INTO HER FATHER'S STUDY JUST BEFORE BREAKFAST THE NEXT MORNING AND LOOKED IN AMAZEMENT AT THE EMPTY CASE STOLEN MY DEAR I'M SORRY TO SAY REPLIED THE PROFESSOR GRAVELY DID YOU HEAR ANY NOISES IN THE HOUSE LAST NIGHT OR WERE YOU SLEEPING TOO SOUNDLY I SEEM TO HAVE AN IDEA THAT I DID SHE SAID BUT ONLY A DIM ONE I THOUGHT I ONLY DREAMT IT
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