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Oh, but how can you understand? I myself can scarcely understand

"Let's go, sire"

He let Samir take his arton laughed at so Alex had whispered in her ear And the din of the French tourists nearby was positively frightful Such a harsh tongue

He turned, staring back at the glass cases Yes, leave this place Why are we going down the corridor to the very back of the building? Surely we have seen it all; the dreareat and dusty htly so

The guide had stopped at the end of the hall What was it now? Another body in a case, and how could anyone see it in the shadows? Only weak shafts of dusty light cut through the dirtyabove

"This unknoomana curious example of natural preservation"

"We cannot smoke, can we?" he whispered to Samir

"No, sire, but we can slip away, surely We can wait for the others outside, if you wish"

" combined to naturally mummify the body of this anonymous woman"

"Let's go," he said He placed his hand on Samir's shoulder But then he av

e her sleeve a little tug, and glanced down at the body in the case as he did so

His heart stopped

" though o torn away--in the search for valuables, no doubt--the woman's body was perfectly preserved by the delta s"

The rippling hair, the long slender neck, the gently sloping shoulders! And the face, the very face! For a moment he did not believe his eyes!

The voice pounded in his head: " unknooyptian profile The well-molded lips "