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Whether it was that practice revived a forgotten skill on ham had over-estimated the amount of work to be done, I am unable to say But whichever may have been the explanation, the fact is that the fourth afternoon saw our task so nearly coht be left over to for-room

Short, however, as had been the period of our collaboration, it had been long enough to produce a great change in our relations to one another For there is no friendship so intiendered by community of work, and none--between man and woman, at any rate--so frank and wholesome

Every day I had arrived to find a pile of books with the places duly marked and the blue covered quarto note-books in readiness Every day we had worked steadily at the allotted task, had then handed in the books and gone forth together to enjoy a most companionable tea in the milk-shop; thereafter to walk ho over the day's work and discussing the state of the world in the far-off days when Ahkhenaten was king and the Tell el A

It had been a pleasant time, so pleasant, that as I handed in the books for the last tihed to think that it was over; that not only was the task finished, but that the recovery ofremoved the splint, had put an end to the need of my help

"What shall we do?" I asked, as we came out into the central hall; "it is too early for tea Shall we go and look at soht look over so For instance, there is a relief of Ahkhenaten upstairs in the Third Egyptian Rooerly with the suggestion, placing uidance, and we started by way of the Ro row of extre Ro for a moment opposite a bust labelled "Trajan" (but obviously a portrait of Phil May), "how I am ever even to thank you for all that you have done? to say nothing of repayment"

"There is no need to do either," I replied "I have enjoyed working with you, so I have had reat kindness, you have it in your power"