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And then he remembered that, unless she willed it, no one in the world of N3 could see her, since it was for her, as it was for him now, to make herself visible or invisible as she chose to pass on to or beyond the lower Plane of Existence. AND THEN HE REMEMBERED THAT UNLESS SHE WILLED IT NO ONE IN THE WORLD OF ENTER THE THIRD COULD HER SINCE IT WAS FOR HER AS IT WAS FOR HIM NOW TO MAKE HERSELF VISIBLE OR INVISIBLE AS SHE CHOSE TO PASS OR TO GO BEYOND THE LOWER PLANES OF EXISTENCE
body in Wimbledon knows me, and--well, of course, Her Majesty is very lovely and all that; but what on earth would people think if any one saw me strolling across the Common in company with an Egyptian Queen--to say nothing of the costume--and the image of my own daughter, too!" The figure approached, and the Queen, dazzlingly and bewilderingly beautiful, held out her hands to him, and their eyes met and they looked at each other across the gulf of fifty centuries. Impelled by an irresistible impulse coming from whence he knew not, he clasped them in his, and said, apparently by no volition of his own, in the Ancient Tongue: "Ma-Rim[=o]n greets Nitocris, the Queen! What hath he done that he should be once more so highly honoured?" At that moment a carriage came by along the road quite close to them. Two of its occupants were looking straight towards them. They passed without taking the slightest notice, as they must have done had they seen such a marvellous figure as that of the Queen. OR THIS WILL NEVER DO GOOD HEAVENS EVERYBODY IN WIMBLETON KNOWS ME AND WELL OF COURSE HER MAJESTY IS VERY LOVELY AND ALL THAT BUT WHAT ON EARTH WOULD PEOPLE THINK IF ANYONE SAW ME STROLLING ACROSS THE COMMON IN COMPANY WITH AN EGYPTIAN QUEEN TO SAY NOTHING OF THE CUSTOM AND THE IMAGE OF MY OWN DAUGHTER TOO THE FIGURE APPROACHED AND THE QUEEN DAZZLING AND BEWILDERLY BEAUTIFUL HELD OUT HER HANDS TO HIM AND THEIR EYES MET AND THEY LOOKED AT EACH OTHER ACROSS THE GULF OF FIFTY CENTURIES IMPELLED BY AN IRRESISTIBLE IMPULSE COMING FROM WHENCE HE KNEW NOT HE CLASPED THEM IN HIS AND SAID APPARENTLY BY NO VOLITION OF HIS OWN IN THE ANCIENT TONGUE MARI GREETS NIDICHRUS THE QUEEN WHAT HATH HE DONE THAT HE SHOULD BE ONCE MORE SO HIGHLY HONOURED AT THAT MOMENT A CARRIAGE CAME BY ALONG THE ROAD QUITE CLOSE TO THEM TWO OF ITS OCCUPANTS WERE LOOKING STRAIGHT TOWARDS THEM THEY PASSED WITHOUT TAKING THE SLIGHTEST NOTICE THAT THEY MUST HAVE DONE HAD THEY SEEN SUCH A MARVELLOUS FIGURE AS THAT OF THE QUEEN
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