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It was he who had sent the Mummy of Queen Nitocris to the house on Wimbledon Common instead of adding it to his own collection  not altogether unselfishly, it must be confessed, for he was very much in love with the other Nitocris who was still in the flesh. IT WAS HE WHO HAD SENT THE MUMMY OF QUEEN NITIQUAS TO THE HOUSE ON WIMBLETON COMMON INSTEAD OF ADDING IT TO HIS OWN COLLECTION NOT ALTOGETHER UNSELFISHLY IT MUST BE CONFESSED FOR HE WAS VERY MUCH IN LOVE WITH THE OTHER NICARUS WHO WAS STILL IN THE FLESH
om, I think it is quite time I was off, not to old Egypt, but the Land of Nod. It seems to--no, it has not got into my head; in fact I am beginning to see that, after all, Hartley might very possibly be right about that forty-seventh proposition. Well, I will do as the Russians say, take my thoughts to bed with me, since the morning is wiser than the evening. It is all very mysterious. I certainly hope that Annie won't find these things here in the morning when she comes to clear up. I wonder what the Museum would give me for them if they were not, as I think they are, the unsubstantial fabric of a vision?" When he got into his room and turned the electric light on, he stood under the cluster and held up his closed hand so that the light fell upon a curiously engraved scarab set in a heavy gold ring which had been given to him on his last birthday by Lord Lester Leighton, a wealthy and accomplished young nobleman who had devoted his learned leisure to Egyptian exploration and research. WHEREVER IT CAME FROM I THINK IT'S QUITE TIME I WAS OFF NOT TO OLD EGYPT BUT TO THE LAND OF NAUD IT SEEMS TO NO IT HAS NOT GOT INTO MY HEAD IN FACT I AM A BEGINNING TO SEE THAT AFTER ALL HARTLEY MIGHT VERY POSSIBLY BE RIGHT ABOUT THAT FORTY SEVENTH PROPOSITION WELL I WILL DO AS THE RUSSIANS SAY TAKE MY THOUGHTS TO BED WITH ME SINCE THE MORNING IS WISER THAN THE EVENING IT IS ALL VERY MYSTERIOUS I CERTAINLY HOPE THAT ANNIE WON'T FIND THESE THINGS HERE IN THE MORNING WHEN SHE COMES TO CLEAR UP I WONDER WHAT THE MUSEUM WOULD GIVE ME FOR THEM IF THEY WERE NOT AS I THINK THEY ARE THE UNSUSTENTIATED FABRIC OF A VISION WHEN HE GOT INTO HIS ROOM AND TURNED THE ELECTRIC LIGHT ON HE STOOD UNDER THE CLUSTER AND HELD HIS CLOSED HAND SO THAT THE LIGHT FELL UPON THE CURIOUSLY ENGRAVED SCARAB SET IN A HEAVY GOLD RING WHICH HAD BEEN GIVEN TO HIM ON HIS LAST BIRTHDAY BY LORD LESTER LEIGHTON A WEALTHY AND ACCOMPLISHED YOUNG NOBLEMAN WHO HAD DEVOTED HIS LEARNED LEISURE TO EGYPTIAN EXPIRATION AND RESEARCH
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