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Then he turned out the light, opened the door very softly, and crept downstairs. THEN HE TURNED UP THE LIGHTED THE DOOR VERY SOFTLY AND CREPT DOWNSTAIRS
the man and woman, evidently charged with what they believed to be the sacred mission of stealing it back again, and their evident purpose of searching the house for it--instantly gave place to a quick thrill of fear. His daughter's bedroom was on the same floor as the study, only a couple of doors away round the corner of the landing. These people would search every room. What if she had not locked her door securely, or if they had some means of opening it? She was the living image of the dead Nitocris. He did not dare to think of what might happen to her. Would these new-found, strangely-given powers of his suffice to protect her? If not, he would have but little use for them, since she was his nearest and dearest on earth. He pulled his stockings over the pants of his pyjamas and put on his velvet working jacket, forgetting for the moment that, if these things were true, it would be perfectly easy for him to make himself invisible to beings in the ordinary world of three dimensions.  OF THE MUMMY THE PRESENCE OF THE MAN AND THE WOMAN EVIDENTLY CHARGED WITH WHAT THEY BELIEVED TO BE THE SACRED MISSION OF STEALING IT BACK AGAIN AND THE EVIDENT PURPOSE OF SEARCHING THE HOUSE FOR IT INSTANTLY GAVE PLACE TO A QUICK THRILL OF FEAR DAUGHTER'S BEDROOM WAS ON THE SAME FLOOR AS THE STUDY ONLY A COUPLE DOORS AWAY AROUND THE CORNER OF THE LANDING THESE PEOPLE WOULD SEARCH EVERY ROOM WHAT IF SHE HAD NOT LOCKED HER DOOR SECURELY OR IF THEY HAD SOME MEANS OF OPENING IT SHE WAS THE LIVING IMAGE OF THE DEAD NINIKRUS HE DARED NOT THINK OF WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN TO HER WOULD THESE NEW FOUND STRANGELY GIVEN POWERS OF HIS SUFFICE TO PROTECT HER IF NOT HE WOULD HAVE LITTLE USE FOR THEM SINCE SHE WAS HIS NEAREST AND DEAREST ON EARTH HE PULLED HIS STOCKINGS OVER THE PANTS OF HIS PYJAMAS AND PUT ON HIS VELVET WORKING JACKET FORGETTING FOR THE MOMENT THAT IF THESE THINGS WERE TRUE IT WOULD BE PERFECTLY EASY FOR HIM TO MAKE HIMSELF INVISIBLE TO THE BEINGS IN THE ORDINARY WORLD OF THREE DIMENSIONS
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