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Good heavens! What sort of nonsense am I talking? Dreaming, I suppose." He stopped as the reflection of a brilliant flash of lightning lit up his window, and bursts of rain dashed upon the panes. GOOD HEAVENS WHAT SORT OF NONSENSE AM I TALKING DREAMING I SUPPOSE HE STOPPED AS THE REFLECTION OF A BRILLIANT FLASH OF LIGHTNING LIT UP HIS WINDOW AND BURSTS OF RAIN DASHED UPON THE PANES
ng swimmers fighting for another moment's breath, and one by one dragged down by many hidden hands: then the sharp hiss of swift-quenched flames, then darkness, and the stifling of sobbing groans into silence, and after that only the sibilant undertone of waters rushing swiftly past smooth walls through utter night. * * * * * "Dear me!" the Professor heard himself say as he sat up and rubbed his eyes, "what on earth can be the matter with me? Egypt--the Queen--Palace of Pepi--bridal feast of Nitocris and Menkau-Ra--yes, yes, of course I remember it all now. She made me impersonate Nefer in the mummy-case, and then, when she had frightened her guests half out of their wits, she avenged her lover by opening the sluice-gates and drowning the lot, herself included. A rare device, that of old Pepi's, for getting rid of hospitably entertained enemies. Not quite in accordance with our modern ideas of sport, I'm afraid, but in those days we thought a good deal more of effectiveness than sport. RAWN LIPS SO LATELY SMILING STRONG SWIMMERS FIGHTING FOR ANOTHER MOMENT'S BREATH AND ONE BY ONE DRAGGED DOWN BY THE MANY HIDDEN HANDS THEN THE SHARP HISS OF SWIFT QUENCHED FLAMES THEN DARKNESS AND THE STIFLING OF SOBBING GROANS IN THE SILENCE AND AFTER THAT ONLY THE SIBILANT UNDERTONES OF WATERS RUSHING SWIFTLY PAST SMOOTH WALLS THROUGH UNDERNIGHT DEAR ME THE PROFESSOR HEARD HIMSELF SAY AS HE SAT UP AND RUBBED HIS EYES WHAT ON EARTH CAN BE THE MATTER WITH ME EGYPT THE QUEEN PALACE OF PEPI BRIDAL FEAST OF NIDIKRUS AND MANKURAH YES YES OF COURSE I REMEMBER IT ALL NOW SHE MADE ME IMPERSONALLY NEPHER IN THE MUMMY CASE AND THEN WHEN SHE HAD FRIGHTENED HER GUESTS HALF OUT OF THEIR WITS SHE AVENGED HER LOVER BY OPENING THE SLUICE GATES AND DROWNING THE LOT HERSELF INCLUDED A RARE DEVICE THAT OF OLD PEPPIES FOR GETTING RID OF HOSPITABLY ENTERTAINED ENEMIES NOT QUITE IN ACCORDANCE WITH OUR MODERN IDEAS OF SPORT I'M AFRAID BUT IN THOSE DAYS WE THOUGHT A GOOD DEAL MORE OF EFFECTIVENESS THAN SPORT
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