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He felt a cold grip of fear at his heart as he looked towards the mummy case, and, as his fear had warned him, it was empty. Then he looked at his daughter, and as their eyes met, she said in the most commonplace tones: "My dear Dad, what _is_ the matter with you? HE FELT A COLD GRIP OF FEAR AT HIS HEART WHEN HE LOOKED TOWARD THE MUMMY CASE AND AS HIS FEAR HAD WARNED HIM IT WAS EMPTIED THEN HE LOOKED AT HIS DAUGHTER AND AS HIS EYES MET SHE SAID IN THE MOST COMMONPLACE TONES MY DEAR DAD WHAT IS THE MATTER WITH YOU
ssed and tired and jewelled in a fashion equally familiar. Save for the difference in dress, Nitocris, the daughter of Rameses, was the exact counterpart in feature, stature, and colouring of Nitocris, the daughter of Professor Marmion. In her hands she carried a slender, long-necked jar of brilliantly enamelled earthenware and a golden flagon richly chased, and glittering with jewels, and these she put down on the table in exactly the same place as the other Nitocris had put her tray on, and as she did so he heard the voice again, saying: "Time was, is now, and ever shall be to those for whom Time has ceased to be--which is a riddle that Ma-Rim[=o]n may even now learn, since his soul has been purified and his spirit strengthened by earnest devotion through many lives to the search for the True Knowledge." Both voices had spoken together, the one in English and the other in the ancient tongue of Khem, yet he had heard each syllable separately and comprehended both utterances perfectly. NOW TO HIS EYES AS HERS WAS DRESSED AND TEARED AND JEWELED IN A FASHION EQUALLY FAMILIAR SAVE FOR THE DIFFERENCE IN DRESS NICHUS THE DAUGHTER OF RAMESES WAS THE EXACT COUNTERPART IN FEATURE STATURE AND COLORING OF NIDICHUS THE DAUGHTER OF PROFESSOR MARMION IN HER HANDS SHE CARRIED A SLENDER LONG NECKED JAR A BRILLIANTLY ENAMELLED EARTHENWARE IN A GOLDEN FLAGGING RICHLY CHASED AND GLITTERING WITH JEWELS AND THESE SHE PUT DOWN ON THE TABLE IN EXACTLY THE SAME PLACE AS THE OTHER NICRESS HAD PUT HER TRAY ON AND AS SHE DID THIS SO HE HEARD THE VOICE AGAIN SAYING TIME WAS IS NOW AND EVER SHALL BE FOR THOSE WHOM TIME HAS CEASED TO BE WHICH IS A RIDDLE THAT MY REMONE MAY EVEN NOW LEARN SINCE HIS SOUL HAS BEEN PURIFIED AND HIS SPIRIT STRENGTHENED BY THE EARNEST DEVOTION THROUGH MANY LIES TO THE SEARCH OF THE TRUE KNOWLEDGE BOTH VOICES HAD SPOKEN TOGETHER THE ONE IN ENGLISH AND THE OTHER IN THE ANCIENT TONGUE OF KEM YET HE HEARD EACH SYLLABLE SEPARATELY AND COMPREHENDED BOTH UTTERANCES PERFECTLY
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