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His brain was not only perfectly clear, but almost abnormally active, and yet the current of his thoughts appeared to be turned backward instead of forward. HIS BRAIN WAS NOT ONLY PERFECTLY CLEAR BUT ALMOST ABNORMALLY ACTIVE AND YET THE CURRENT OF HIS THOUGHTS APPEARED TO BE TURNED BACKWARD INSTEAD OF FORWARD
tion--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. "Good heavens!" he exclaimed, staring with something like fear in his eyes, first at his hand, and then at the ring. "Then it _is_ true!" He was silent for a full minute; then he put the ring down on the dressing-table and whispered: "What a terrible power--and what an awful responsibility! Well, thank God, I am a fairly honest man!" As he undressed he was conscious of a curious sense of reminiscence which he had never experienced before. N 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 GOOD HEAVENS HE EXCLAIMED STARTING WITH SOMETHING LIKE FEAR IN HIS EYE FIRST AT HIS HAND AND THEN AT HIS RING THEN IT'S TRUE HE WAS SILENT FOR A FULL MINUTE THEN HE PUT THE RING DOWN ON THE DRESSING TABLE AND WHISPERED WHAT A TERRIBLE POWER AND WHAT AN AWFUL RESPONSIBILITY WELL THANK GOD I'M A FAIRLY HONEST MAN AS HE UNDRESSED HE WAS CONSCIOUS OF A CURIOUS SENSE OF REMINISCENCE WHICH HE HAD NEVER EXPERIENCED BEFORE
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