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unimportant   features   its   usual   expression   of   speculative   wisdom   and 

intense disdain�察�its mouth smiled�察�its left eyelid seemed to droop。                      As the 

opal   tints   of   dawn   deepened   upon   it�察  �the   eyelid   seemed   to   droop   lower�察�

closed�察�and quickly recovered itself twice。                 You would have thought the 

Sphinx had winked。 

     Then   arose   a   voice   like   a   wind   on   the   desert��but   really   from   the 

direction of the Nile�察�where a hired dahabiyeh lay moored to the bank�察�

;'Arry Axes�        �'Arry Axes� ─       �With it came also a flapping�察�trailing vision 

from     the   waterthe      sacred    Ibis   itselfand    with    wings    aslant    drifted 

mournfully away to its own creaking echo�此 �K'raksis�                     �K'raksis� ─      �Again 

arose   the   weird   voice�此   �'Arry Axes� �Wotcher   doin'   of�拭─           �And   again   the 

Ibis   croaked   its   wild   refrain�此   �K'raksis�     �K'raksis� ─      �Moonlight   and   the 

hour   wove   their   own   mystery   ��for   which   the   author   is   not   responsible���察�

and the voice was heard no more。                But when the full day sprang in glory 

over   the   desert�察  �it   illuminated   the   few   remaining   but   sufficiently   large 

features of the Sphinx with a burning saffron radiance�                      �The Sphinx had 

indeed blushed� �

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       It  was    the  full   season    at  Cairo。    The     wealth    and   fashion    of 

Bayswater�察�South Kensington�察�and even the bosky Wood of the Evangelist 

had sent their latest luxury and style to flout the tombs of the past with the 

ghastly     flippancy    of  to´day。    The    cheap    tripper   was   therethe   latest 

example      of   the  Darwinian      theory   apelike�察   �flea  and    curio   hunting� �

Shamelessly   inquisitive       and   always    hungry�察   �what   did   he  know    of  the 

Sphinx or the pyramids or the voiceand�察�for the matter of that�察�what did 

they know of him�拭�And yet he was not half bad in comparison with the 

;swagger people�察�these people who pretend to have lungs and what not�察�

and instead of galloping on merry hunters through the frost and snow of 

Piccadilly and Park�察�instead of enjoying the roaring fires of piled logs in 

the evening�察�at the first approach of winter steal away to the Land of the 

Sun�察  �and   decline   to   die�察  �like   honest   Britons�察  �on   British   soil。 And   then 

they know nothing of the Egyptians and are horrified at ;bakshish�察─�which 

they really ought to pay for the privilege of shocking the straight´limbed�察�

naked´footed Arab in his single rough garment with their baggy elephant´ 

legged trousers� �And they know nothing of the mystic land of the old gods�察�

filled    with   profound     enigmas     of   the   supernatural�察   �dark    secrets   yet 

unexplored except in this book。            Well might the great Memnon murmur 

after this lapse of these thousand years�察 �They're making me tired� ─�

     Such was the blissful�察�self´satisfied ignorance of Sir Midas Pyle�察�or as 

Lord Fitz´Fulke�察�with his delightful imitation of the East London accent�察�

called him�察  �Sir   ;Myde   His   Pyle�察─  �as   he   leaned   back   on   his   divan   in   the 

Grand Cairo Hotel。         He was the vulgar editor and proprietor of a vulgar 

London newspaper�察�and had brought his wife with   him�察 �who was   vainly 

trying to marry off his faded daughters。             There was to be a fancy´dress 

ball at the hotel that night�察�and Lady Pyle hoped that her girls�察�if properly 

disguised�察�might have a better chance。             Here�察�too�察�was Lady Fitz´Fulke�察�

whose mother was immortalized by Byronsixty if a day�察�yet still dressing 

youthfullywho had sought the land of the Sphinx in the faint hope that in 

the   contiguity    of  that  lady   she   might   pass   for  being    young。    Alaster 

McFeckless�察       �a  splendid     young     Scotchman�察     �already    dressed     as   a 

Florentine sailor of the fifteenth century�察�which enabled him to show his 

magnificent calves quite as well as in his native highland dress�察�and who 



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had   added   with   characteristic   noble   pride   a   sporran   to   his   costume�察  �was 

lolling on another divan。 

     ;Oh�察  �those   exquisite�察  �those   magnificent   eyes   of   hers�     �Eh�察  �sirs� ─  �he 

murmured suddenly�察�as waking from a dream。 

     ;Oh�察�damn her eyes� ─�said Lord Fitz´Fulke languidly。                 ;Tell you what�察�

old man�察�you're just gone on that girl� ─�

     ;Ha� ─�roared MeFeckless�察�springing to his feet�察 �ye will be using such 

language of the bonniest; 

     ;You will excuse me�察�gentlemen�察─�said Sir Midas��who hated scenes 

unless he had a trusted reporter with him�察�but I think it is time for me to 

go   upstairs   and   put   on   my   Windsor   uniform�察  �which   I   find   exceedingly 

convenient      for   these   mixed    assemblies。;      He    withdrew�察    �caressing    his 

protuberant paunch with some dignity�察�as the two men glanced fiercely at 

each other。 

     In another moment they might have sprung at each other's throats。 But 

luckily   at   this   instant   a   curtain   was   pushed   aside   as   if   by   some   waiting 

listener�察�and a thin man entered�察�dressed in cap and gown��which would 

have been simply academic but for his carrying in one hand behind him a 

bundle     of  birch   twigs。    It  was    Dr。  Haustus     Pilgrim�察   �a  noted   London 

practitioner   and   specialist�察  �dressed   as   ;Ye   Olde´fashioned   Pedagogue。; 

He was presumably spending his holiday on the Nile in a large dahabiyeh 

with   a   number   of   friends�察  �among   whom  he   counted   the   two   momentary 

antagonists he had just interrupted�察�but those who knew the doctor's far´ 

reaching     knowledge       and   cryptic   researches     believed    he   had   his   own 

scientific motives。 

     The two men turned quickly as he entered�察�the angry light faded from 

their eyes�察�and an awed and respectful submission to the intruder took its 

place。    He walked quietly toward them�察�put a lozenge in the mouth of one 

and felt the pulse of the other�察�gazing critically at both。 

     ;We     will   be   all  right   in  a  moment�察─      �he  said   with    professional 

confidence。 

     ;I   say� ─  �said   Fitz´Fulke�察  �gazing   at   the   doctor's   costume�察   �you   look 

dooced smart in those togs�察�don'tcherknow。; 

     ;They suit me�察─�said the doctor�察�with a playful swish of his birch twigs�察�



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at   which    the  two   grave    men    shuddered。     ;But    you   were    speaking    of 

somebody's beautiful eyes。; 

     ;The Princess Zut´Ski's�察─�returned McFeckless eagerly�察 �and this daft 

callant said; 

     ;He didn't like them�察─�put in Fitz´Fulke promptly。 

     ;Ha� ─  �said   the   doctor   sharply�察   �and   why   not�察  �sir�拭─  �As   Fitz´Fulke 

hesitated�察    �he  added     brusquely�此    �There�      �Run     away    and   play�    �I've 

business with this young man�察─�pointing to McFeckless。 

     As   Fitz´Fulke   escaped   gladly   from   the   room�察  �the   doctor   turned   to 

McFeckless。        ;It won't do�察�my boy。        The Princess is not for you you'll 

only break your heart and ruin your family over her�                  �That's my advice。 

Chuck her� ─�

     ;But    I  cannot�察─   �said  McFeckless      humbly。      ;Think     of  her   weirdly 

beautiful eyes。; 

     ;I see�察─�said the doctor meditatively�察 �sort of makes you feel creepy�拭�

Kind of all´overishness�察�eh�拭        �That's like her。     But whom have we here�拭─�

     He    was   staring   at  a  striking   figure   that  had    just  entered�察  �closely 

followed   by   a   crowd   of   admiring   spectators。      And�察  �indeed�察  �he   seemed 

worthy   of   the   homage。     His   magnificent   form   was   closely   attired   in   a 

velveteen   jacket   and   trousers�察  �with   a   singular   display   of   pearl   buttons 

along     the  seams�察   �that  were    absolutely    lavish   in  their  quantity�察   �a  hat 

adorned      with   feathers   and   roses   completed      his  singularly    picturesque 

equipment。 

     ;Chevalier� ─�burst out McFeckless in breathless greeting。 

     ;Ah�察�mon ami�        �What good chance�拭─�returned the newcomer�察�rushing 

to him and kissing him on both cheeks�察�to the British horror of Sir Midas�察�

who   had   followed。       ;Ah�察  �but   you   are   perfect� ─  �he   added�察  �kissing   his 

fingers in admiration of McFeckless's Florentine dress。 

     ;But you��what is this ravishing costume�拭─�asked McFeckless�察�with a 

pang of jealousy。       ;You are god´like。; 

     ;It is the dress of what you call the Koster�察�a transplanted Phenician 

tribe�察─  �answered   the  other。    ;They  who   knocked   'em  in   the  road   of   Old 

Kentknow you not the legend�拭─            �As he spoke�察�he lifted his superb form 

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     ;But is this quite correct�拭─�asked Fitz´Fulke of the doctor。 

     ;Perfectly�察─�said the doctor oracularly。           ;The renowned ''Arry Axes'I 

beg his pardon�察─�he interrupted himself hastily�察 �I mean the Chevalieris 

perfect   in   his   archaeology   and   ethnology。       The   Koster   is   originally   a 

Gypsy�察�which is but a corruption of the word 'Egyptian��' and�察�if I mistake 

not�察�that gentleman is a lineal descendant。; 

     ;But   he   is   called   'Cheva

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