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But
if
the
case
was
modern
what
it
held
was
not
.
Within
,
on
a
cushion
of
cloth
of
gold
as
fine
as
silk
,
and
with
the
peculiar
softness
of
old
gold
,
rested
a
mummy
hand
,
so
perfect
that
it
startled
one
to
see
it
.
A
woman
's
hand
,
fine
and
long
,
with
slim
tapering
fingers
and
nearly
as
perfect
as
when
it
was
given
to
the
embalmer
thousands
of
years
before
.
In
the
embalming
it
had
lost
nothing
of
its
beautiful
shape
;
even
the
wrist
seemed
to
maintain
its
pliability
as
the
gentle
curve
lay
on
the
cushion
.
The
skin
was
of
a
rich
creamy
or
old
ivory
colour
;
a
dusky
fair
skin
which
suggested
heat
,
but
heat
in
shadow
.
The
great
peculiarity
of
it
,
as
a
hand
,
was
that
it
had
in
all
seven
fingers
,
there
being
two
middle
and
two
index
fingers
.
The
upper
end
of
the
wrist
was
jagged
,
as
though
it
had
been
broken
off
,
and
was
stained
with
a
red-brown
stain
.
On
the
cushion
near
the
hand
was
a
small
scarab
,
exquisitely
wrought
of
emerald
.
"
That
is
another
of
Father
's
mysteries
.
When
I
asked
him
about
it
he
said
that
it
was
perhaps
the
most
valuable
thing
he
had
,
except
one
.
When
I
asked
him
what
that
one
was
,
he
refused
to
tell
me
,
and
forbade
me
to
ask
him
anything
concerning
it
.
'
I
will
tell
you
,
'
he
said
,
'
all
about
it
,
too
,
in
good
time
--
if
I
live
!
'
"
"
If
I
live
!
"
the
phrase
again
.
These
three
things
grouped
together
,
the
Sarcophagus
,
the
Coffer
,
and
the
Hand
,
seemed
to
make
a
trilogy
of
mystery
indeed
!
At
this
time
Miss
Trelawny
was
sent
for
on
some
domestic
matter
.
I
looked
at
the
other
curios
in
the
room
;
but
they
did
not
seem
to
have
anything
like
the
same
charm
for
me
,
now
that
she
was
away
.
Later
on
in
the
day
I
was
sent
for
to
the
boudoir
where
she
was
consulting
with
Mrs.
Grant
as
to
the
lodgment
of
Mr.
Corbeck
.
They
were
in
doubt
as
to
whether
he
should
have
a
room
close
to
Mr.
Trelawny
's
or
quite
away
from
it
,
and
had
thought
it
well
to
ask
my
advice
on
the
subject
.
I
came
to
the
conclusion
that
he
had
better
not
be
too
near
;
for
the
first
at
all
events
,
he
could
easily
be
moved
closer
if
necessary
.
When
Mrs.
Grant
had
gone
,
I
asked
Miss
Trelawny
how
it
came
that
the
furniture
of
this
room
,
the
boudoir
in
which
we
were
,
was
so
different
from
the
other
rooms
of
the
house
.
"
Father
's
forethought
!
"
she
answered
.
"
When
I
first
came
,
he
thought
,
and
rightly
enough
,
that
I
might
get
frightened
with
so
many
records
of
death
and
the
tomb
everywhere
.
So
he
had
this
room
and
the
little
suite
off
it
--
that
door
opens
into
the
sitting-room
--
where
I
slept
last
night
,
furnished
with
pretty
things
.
You
see
,
they
are
all
beautiful
.
That
cabinet
belonged
to
the
great
Napoleon
.
"
"
There
is
nothing
Egyptian
in
these
rooms
at
all
then
?
"
I
asked
,
rather
to
show
interest
in
what
she
had
said
than
anything
else
,
for
the
furnishing
of
the
room
was
apparent
.
"
What
a
lovely
cabinet
!
May
I
look
at
it
?
"
"
Of
course
!
with
the
greatest
pleasure
!
"
she
answered
,
with
a
smile
.
"
Its
finishing
,
within
and
without
,
Father
says
,
is
absolutely
complete
.
"
I
stepped
over
and
looked
at
it
closely
.
It
was
made
of
tulip
wood
,
inlaid
in
patterns
;
and
was
mounted
in
ormolu
.
I
pulled
open
one
of
the
drawers
,
a
deep
one
where
I
could
see
the
work
to
great
advantage
.
As
I
pulled
it
,
something
rattled
inside
as
though
rolling
;
there
was
a
tinkle
as
of
metal
on
metal
.
"
Hullo
!
"
I
said
.
"
There
is
something
in
here
.
Perhaps
I
had
better
not
open
it
.
"
