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"Good heavens!" he exclaimed, staring with something like fear in his eyes, first at his hand, and then at the ring. GOOD HEAVENS HE EXCLAIMED STARTING WITH SOMETHING LIKE FEAR IN HIS EYE FIRST AT HIS HAND AND THEN AT HIS RING
ood 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. 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. "Now," he said, fingering the scarab, "if I was not dreaming, and if by some mysterious means Her Highness's promise is to be actually fulfilled, I ought to be able to take this ring off without opening my hand. Certainly, any fourth dimensional being could do it." As he spoke he pulled at the setting of the scarab--and, to his amazement, the ring came off whole. There was no scar on his finger--no break in the ring. 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 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 NOW HE SAID FINGERING THE SCARAB IF I WAS NOT DREAMING AND IF BY SOME MYSTERIOUS MEANS HER HIGHNESS'S PROMISE IS TO BE ACTUALLY FULFILLED I OUGHT TO BE ABLE TO TAKE THIS RING OFF WITHOUT OPENING MY HAND CERTAINLY ANY FOURTH DIMENSIONAL BEING COULD DO IT AS HE SPOKE HE PULLED AT THE SETTING OF THE SCARAB AND TO HIS AMAZEMENT THE RING CAME OFF WHOLE THERE WAS NO SCAR ON HIS FINGER NO BREAK IN THE RING
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