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bare wall some distance from the floor�察�which obliged the guests to walk 

slowly�察�in single file�察�along this precarious strip�察�giving them the attitudes 

of an Egyptian frieze�察�which was suggested in the original plaster above 

them。     It   is  needless   to  say   that�察 �while   the   effect  was    ingenious    and 

striking from the centre of the room�察�where the Princess stood with a few 

personal      friends�察  �it   was    exceedingly      uncomfortable       to   the   figures 

themselves�察�in their enforced march along the ledge�察�especially a figure 

of   Sir   Midas   Pyle's   proportions。     Suddenly   an   exclamation   broke   from 

the doctor。 

     ;Do   you   see�察─  �he   said   to   the   Princess�察  �pointing   to   the   figure   of   the 

Chevalier�察  �who   was   filing   along   with   his   sinewy   hands   slightly   turned 

inward�察 �how surprisingly like he is to the first attendant on the King in 

the real frieze above�拭       �And that�察─�added the doctor�察 �was none other than 

'Arry Axes�察  �the   Egyptian   you   are   always   thinking   of。;       And   he   peered 



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curiously at her。 

     ;Goodness me� ─�murmured the Princess�察�in an Arabic much more soft 

and fluent than the original gum。         ;So he doeslook like him。; 

     ;And do you know you look like him�察�too�拭             �Would you mind taking a 

walk around together�拭─�

     They   did�察  �amid   the   acclamations   of   the   crowd。    The   likeness   was 

perfect。    The Princess�察�however�察�was quite white as she eagerly rejoined 

the doctor。 

     ;And this means�拭─�she hissed in a low whisper。 

     ;That he is the real 'Arry Axes�        �Hush�察�not a word now�          �We join the 

dahabiyeh to´night。       At daybreak you will meet him at the fourth angle of 

the pyramid�察�first turning from the Nile� ─�

       VIII 

       The crescent moon hung again over the apex of the Great Pyramid�察�

like a silver cutting from the rosy nail of a houri。            The Sphinx mighty 

guesser     of  riddles�察 �reader   of  rebuses    and   universal    solver  of   missing 

wordslooked over the unfathomable desert and these few pages�察�with the 

worried�察�hopeless expression of one who is   obliged at last to give it   up。 

And then the wailing voice of a woman�察�toiling up the steep steps of the 

pyramid�察�was heard above the creaking of the Ibis�此 �'Arry Axes�                   �Where 

are you�拭    �Wait for me。; 

     ;J'y suis�察─�said a voice from the very summit of the stupendous granite 

bulk�察 �yet I cannot reach it。; 

     And in that faint light the figure of a man was seen�察�lifting his arms 

wildly toward the moon。 

     ;'Arry Axes�察─�persisted the voice�察�drifting higher�察 �wait for me�察�we are 

pursued。; 

     And   indeed   it   was   true。 A  band of   Nubians�察  �headed   by  the   doctor�察�

was already swarming like ants up the pyramid�察�and the unhappy pair were 

secured。      And   when   the   sun   rose�察  �it   was   upon   the   white   sails   of   the 

dahabiyeh�察�the vacant pyramid�察�and the slumbering Sphinx。 

       There was great excitement at the Cairo Hotel the next morning。 The 

Princess     and   the   Chevalier    had   disappeared�察    �and   with   them    Alaster 

McFeckless�察  �Lady   Fitz´Fulke�察  �the   doctor�察  �and   even   his   dahabiyeh�        �A 



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thousand rumors had been in circulation。             Sir Midas Pyle looked up from 

the ;Times; with his usual I´told´you´so expression。 

     ;It is the   most   extraordinary  thing�察 �don'tcherknow�察─  �said   Fitz´   Fulke。 

;It   seems   that   Dr。   Haustus   Pilgrim   was   here   professionally   as   a   nerve 

specialistin     the   treatment     of   hallucinations     produced      by   neurotic 

conditions�察�you know。; 

     ;A mad doctor�察�here� ─�gasped Sir Midas。 

     ;Yes。    The Princess�察�the Chevalier�察�McFeckless�察�and even my mother 

were all patients of his on the dahabiyeh。           He believed�察�don'tcherknow�察�in 

humoring       them   and    letting  them    follow    out   their  cranks�察  �under    his 

management。         The   Princess   was   a   music´hall   artist   who   imagined   she 

was a dead and gone Egyptian Princess�察�and the queerest of all�察�'Arry Axes 

was also a music´hall singer who imagined himself Chevalieryou know�察�

the   great   Koster   artistand   that's   how   we   took   him   for   a   Frenchman。 

McFeckless and my poor old mother were the only ones with any real rank 

and positionbut you know what a beastly bounder Mac was�察�and the poor 

mater DID overdo the youthful�             �We never called the doctor in until the 

day she wanted to go to a swell ball in London as Little Red Riding´hood。 

But the doctor writes me that the experiment was a success�察�and they'll be 

all right when they get back to London。; 

     ;Then�察�it seems�察�sir�察�that you and I were the only sane ones here�察─�said 

Sir Midas furiously。 

     ;Really   it's   as  much    as  I  can  do   to  be  certain   about    myself�察  �old 

chappie�察─�said Fitz´Fulke�察�turning away。 



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