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Solomon’s Treasure Chamber

           Itwouldhavebeenjustthejestthatherevilmindwouldhaverejoicedin,theideaofthethreewhitemen,whom,forsomereasonofherown,shehadalwayshated,slowlyperishingofthirstandhungerinthecompanyofthetreasuretheyhadcoveted. NowIsawthepointofthatsneerofhersabouteatinganddrinkingthediamonds. ProbablysomebodyhadtriedtoservethepooroldDominthesameway,whenheabandonedtheskinfullofjewels. 

           "Thiswillneverdo,"saidSirHenryhoarsely;"thelampwillsoongoout. Letusseeifwecan’tfindthespringthatworkstherock." 

           Wesprangforwardwithdesperateenergy,and,standinginabloodyooze,begantofeelupanddownthedoorandthesidesofthepassage. Butnoknoborspringcouldwediscover. 

           "Dependonit,"Isaid,"itdoesnotworkfromtheinside; ifitdidGagoolwouldnothaveriskedtryingtocrawlunderneaththestone. Itwastheknowledgeofthisthatmadehertrytoescapeatallhazards,curseher." 

           "Atallevents,"saidSirHenry,withahardlittlelaugh,"retributionwasswift;herswasalmostasawfulanendasoursislikelytobe. Wecandonothingwiththedoor; letusgobacktothetreasureroom." 

           Weturnedandwent, andaswepasseditIperceivedbytheunfinishedwallacrossthepassagethebasketoffoodwhichpoorFoulatahadcarried. Itookitup,andbroughtitwithmetotheaccursedtreasurechamberthatwastobeourgrave. ThenwereturnedandreverentlyboreinFoulata’scorpse,layingitonthefloorbytheboxesofcoin. 

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