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See, it has been stolen again; hidden, no doubt, so that the servants of the King could not find it. It may be that even we have been suspected and watched, in spite of all our care. Yet it must be found, or the doom that may not be revoked will be ours." SEE IT HAS BEEN STOLEN AGAIN HIDDEN NO DOUBT SO THE SERVANTS OF THE KING COULD NOT FIND IT IT MAY BE THAT EVEN WE HAVE BEEN SUSPECTED AND WATCHED IN SPITE OF ALL OUR CARE YET IT MUST BE FOUND OR THE DOOM THAT MAY NOT BE REMOTE WILL BE OURS
y. 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. 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. The window of the study was open, but the door was shut; so was the door of his own room, but for all that he distinctly heard the man say to the woman in Coptic, which, curiously enough, sounded as familiar to his ears as the faces seemed to his eyes: "Neb-Anat, it is gone! These heathen ravishers have not been content with stealing the body of our Queen from its sacred resting-place and bringing it here, whither we have traced it with so much labour. HE 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 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 THE WINDOW OF THE STUDY WAS OPEN BUT THE DOOR WAS SHUT SO WAS THE DOOR OF HIS OWN ROOM BUT FOR ALL THAT HE DISTINCTLY HEARD THE MAN SAY TO THE WOMAN IN KOPDIC WHICH CURIOUSLY ENOUGH SOUNDED AS FAMILIAR TO HIS EARS AS THE FACES SEEMED TO HIS EYES NEB OR NOT IT IS GONE THESE HEATHEN RAVISHERS HAVE NOT BEEN CONTENT WITH STEALING THE BODY OF OUR QUEEN FROM ITS SACRED RESTING PLACE AND BRINGING IT HERE WHETHER WE HAVE TRACED IT WITH SO MUCH LABOUR
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