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She lifted it from the same place, and poured out the usual modicum of whisky into the glass, which was standing just where the flagon was. SHE LIFTED IT FROM THE SAME PLACE AND POURED OUT THE USUAL MODICUM OF WHISKY INTO THE GLASS WHICH WAS STANDING JUST WHERE THE FLAGON WAS
 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. 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? If advanced people like ourselves believed in any such nonsense, I should be inclined to say that you had seen a ghost; but I suppose it's only that silly fourth dimension puzzle that's worrying you. Now, look here, you must really take your whisky and go to bed. If you go on bothering any longer about 'N to the fourth,' you will have one of your bad headaches to-morrow and won't be able to finish your address for the Institute." She put her hand out and took up the decanter. It passed without any apparent resistance through the jar. H 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 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 IF ANY PEOPLE LIKE OURSELVES BELIEVED IN ANY SUCH NONSENSE I SHOULD BE INCLINED TO SAY THAT YOU HAD SEEN A GHOST BUT I SUPPOSE IT WAS ONLY THAT SILLY FOURTH DIMENSION PUZZLE THAT'S WORRYING YOU NOW LOOK HERE YOU MUST REALLY TAKE YOUR WHISKY AND GO TO BED IF YOU GO ON BOTHERING ANY LONGER ABOUT END TO THE FOURTH YOU'LL HAVE ONE OF YOUR BAD HEADACHES TO MORROW AND WON'T BE ABLE TO FINISH YOUR ADDRESS FOR THE INSTITUTE SHE PUT HER HAND OUT AND TOOK UP THE DECANTER IT PASSED WITHOUT ANY APPARENT RESISTANCE THROUGH THE JAR
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