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"
In
the
old
Egyptian
belief
it
was
held
that
there
were
words
,
which
,
if
used
properly
--
for
the
method
of
speaking
them
was
as
important
as
the
words
themselves
--
could
command
the
Lords
of
the
Upper
and
the
Lower
Worlds
.
The
'
hekau
'
,
or
word
of
power
,
was
all-important
in
certain
ritual
.
On
the
Jewel
of
Seven
Stars
,
which
,
as
you
know
,
is
carved
into
the
image
of
a
scarab
,
are
graven
in
hieroglyphic
two
such
hekau
,
one
above
,
the
other
underneath
.
But
you
will
understand
better
when
you
see
it
!
Wait
here
!
Do
not
stir
!
"
As
he
spoke
,
he
rose
and
left
the
room
.
A
great
fear
for
him
came
over
me
;
but
I
was
in
some
strange
way
relieved
when
I
looked
at
Margaret
.
Whenever
there
had
been
any
possibility
of
danger
to
her
father
,
she
had
shown
great
fear
for
him
;
now
she
was
calm
and
placid
.
I
said
nothing
,
but
waited
.
In
two
or
three
minutes
,
Mr.
Trelawny
returned
.
He
held
in
his
hand
a
little
golden
box
.
This
,
as
he
resumed
his
seat
,
he
placed
before
him
on
the
table
.
We
all
leaned
forward
as
he
opened
it
.
On
a
lining
of
white
satin
lay
a
wondrous
ruby
of
immense
size
,
almost
as
big
as
the
top
joint
of
Margaret
's
little
finger
.
It
was
carven
--
it
could
not
possibly
have
been
its
natural
shape
,
but
jewels
do
not
show
the
working
of
the
tool
--
into
the
shape
of
a
scarab
,
with
its
wings
folded
,
and
its
legs
and
feelers
pressed
back
to
its
sides
.
Shining
through
its
wondrous
"
pigeon
's
blood
"
colour
were
seven
different
stars
,
each
of
seven
points
,
in
such
position
that
they
reproduced
exactly
the
figure
of
the
Plough
.
There
could
be
no
possible
mistake
as
to
this
in
the
mind
of
anyone
who
had
ever
noted
the
constellation
.
On
it
were
some
hieroglyphic
figures
,
cut
with
the
most
exquisite
precision
,
as
I
could
see
when
it
came
to
my
turn
to
use
the
magnifying-glass
,
which
Mr.
Trelawny
took
from
his
pocket
and
handed
to
us
.
When
we
all
had
seen
it
fully
,
Mr.
Trelawny
turned
it
over
so
that
it
rested
on
its
back
in
a
cavity
made
to
hold
it
in
the
upper
half
of
the
box
.
The
reverse
was
no
less
wonderful
than
the
upper
,
being
carved
to
resemble
the
under
side
of
the
beetle
.
It
,
too
,
had
some
hieroglyphic
figures
cut
on
it
.
Mr.
Trelawny
resumed
his
lecture
as
we
all
sat
with
our
heads
close
to
this
wonderful
jewel
:
"
As
you
see
,
there
are
two
words
,
one
on
the
top
,
the
other
underneath
.
The
symbols
on
the
top
represent
a
single
word
,
composed
of
one
syllable
prolonged
,
with
its
determinatives
.
You
know
,
all
of
you
,
I
suppose
,
that
the
Egyptian
language
was
phonetic
,
and
that
the
hieroglyphic
symbol
represented
the
sound
.
The
first
symbol
here
,
the
hoe
,
means
'm
er
'
,
and
the
two
pointed
ellipses
the
prolongation
of
the
final
r
:
mer-r-r
.
The
sitting
figure
with
the
hand
to
its
face
is
what
we
call
the
'd
eterminative
'
of
'
thought
'
;
and
the
roll
of
papyrus
that
of
'
abstraction
'
.
Thus
we
get
the
word
'm
er
'
,
love
,
in
its
abstract
,
general
,
and
fullest
sense
.
This
is
the
hekau
which
can
command
the
Upper
World
.
"
Margaret
's
face
was
a
glory
as
she
said
in
a
deep
,
low
,
ringing
tone
:
"
Oh
,
but
it
is
true
.
How
the
old
wonder-workers
guessed
at
almighty
Truth
!
"
Then
a
hot
blush
swept
her
face
,
and
her
eyes
fell
.
Her
father
smiled
at
her
lovingly
as
he
resumed
:
