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Chapter 33

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           "Egypt——theNile!"Imurmuredsomehowtheideapleasedme—"Yes——whynot?"

           "Whynotindeed!"heechoed—"TheproposalisagreeabletoyouIamsure.Comeandseethelandoftheoldgodsthelandwheremyprincessusedtoliveandtorturethesoulsofmen!perhapswemaydiscovertheremainsofherlastvictim——whoknows!"

           Iavoidedhisgaze;therecollectionofthehorriblewingedthinghepersistedinimaginingtobethetransmigratedsoulofanevilwoman,wasrepugnanttome.AlmostIfeltasifthereweresomesubtleconnectionbetweenthathatefulcreatureandmywifeSibyl.IwasgladwhenthetrainreachedLondon,andwe,takingahansom,wereplungedintotheveryvortexofhumanlife.Theperpetualnoiseoftraffic,themotleycrowdsofpeople,theshoutingofnews-boysandomnibus-conductorsallthishubbubwasgratefultomyears,andforatimeatleast,distractedmythoughts.

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