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He could see their faces distinctly in profile. They were of the classic Coptic type which so persistently reproduces the features of the old Egyptians as we see them outlined in the wall paintings of the temples and the half mutilated carvings and statues. HE COULD SEE THEIR FACES DISTINCTLY IN PROFILE THEY WERE OF THE CLASSIC KOPTIC TYPE WHICH SO PERSISTENTLY REPRODUCES THE FEATURES OF THE OLD EGYPTIANS AS WE SEE THEM OUTLINED IN THE WALL PANINGS OF THE TEMPLES AND THE HALF MUTILATED CARVINGS AND STATUES
es, apparitions, ghosts, and mathematical impossibilities such as squaring the circle and doubling the cube--and to his amazement he found that the impossible of yesterday had become the possible--nay, the almost absurdly obvious of to-night. He went on thinking and wondering until he began to half-believe that he was dreaming again, so he got up and switched on the electric light. Then he turned involuntarily towards the wardrobe, which, as usual, had a long mirror running down the middle of it. To his amazement he did not see himself reflected in it. The mirror seemed to have vanished, and in its place was a window looking into his study. He saw the mummy-case leaning up against the wall, but it was empty. In front of it stood a man and a woman. Both were plainly, almost meanly, dressed; the man in a tightly-buttoned black frock-coat and baggy grey trousers; the woman in a plain gown of dark stuff, and a shawl which was draped round her head and shoulders in somewhat Eastern fashion. SUBJECT OF MIRACLES APPARITIONS GHOSTS AND MATHEMATICAL IMPOSSIBILITIES SUCH AS THE SQUARING OF THE CIRCLE AND DOUBLING THE CUBE AND TO HIS AMAZEMENT HE FOUND THAT THE IMPOSSIBILITY OF YESTERDAY HAD BECOME THE POSSIBLE NAY THE ALMOST ABSURDLY OBVIOUS OF TO NIGHT HE WENT ON THINKING AND WONDERING UNTIL HE BEGAN TO HALF BELIEVE THAT HE WAS DREAMING AGAIN SO HE GOT UP AND SWITCHED ON THE ELECTRIC LIGHT THEN HE TURNED INVOLUNTARILY TOWARDS THE WARDROBE WHICH AS USUAL HAD A LONG MIRROR RUNNING DOWN THE MIDDLE OF IT TO HIS AMAZEMENT HE DID NOT SEE HIMSELF REFLECTED IN IT THE MIRROR SEEMED TO HAVE VANISHED AND IN ITS PLACE WAS A WINDOW LOOKING INTO HIS STUDY HE SAW THE MARMING CASE LEANING AGAINST THE WALL BUT IT WAS EMPTY IN FRONT OF IT STOOD A MAN AND A WOMAN BOTH WERE PLAINLY ALMOST MEANLY DRESSED THE MAN IN TIGHTLY BUTTONED BLACK FROCK COAT AND BAGGY GREY TROUSERS THE WOMAN IN A PLAIN GOWN OF DARK STUFF AND A SHAWL WHICH WAS DRAPED AROUND HER HEAD AND SHOULDERS IN SOMEWHAT EASTERN FASHION
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