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"
All
the
walls
of
the
chamber
and
the
passage
were
carved
with
strange
writings
in
the
uncanny
form
mentioned
.
The
huge
stone
coffin
or
sarcophagus
in
the
deep
pit
was
marvellously
graven
throughout
with
signs
.
The
Arab
chief
and
two
others
who
ventured
into
the
tomb
with
me
,
and
who
were
evidently
used
to
such
grim
explorations
,
managed
to
take
the
cover
from
the
sarcophagus
without
breaking
it
.
At
which
they
wondered
;
for
such
good
fortune
,
they
said
,
did
not
usually
attend
such
efforts
.
Indeed
they
seemed
not
over
careful
;
and
did
handle
the
various
furniture
of
the
tomb
with
such
little
concern
that
,
only
for
its
great
strength
and
thickness
,
even
the
coffin
itself
might
have
been
injured
.
Which
gave
me
much
concern
,
for
it
was
very
beautifully
wrought
of
rare
stone
,
such
as
I
had
no
knowledge
of
.
Much
I
grieved
that
it
were
not
possible
to
carry
it
away
.
But
time
and
desert
journeyings
forbade
such
;
I
could
only
take
with
me
such
small
matters
as
could
be
carried
on
the
person
.
"
Within
the
sarcophagus
was
a
body
,
manifestly
of
a
woman
,
swathed
with
many
wrappings
of
linen
,
as
is
usual
with
all
mummies
.
From
certain
embroiderings
thereon
,
I
gathered
that
she
was
of
high
rank
.
Across
the
breast
was
one
hand
,
unwrapped
.
In
the
mummies
which
I
had
seen
,
the
arms
and
hands
are
within
the
wrappings
,
and
certain
adornments
of
wood
,
shaped
and
painted
to
resemble
arms
and
hands
,
lie
outside
the
enwrapped
body
.
"
But
this
hand
was
strange
to
see
,
for
it
was
the
real
hand
of
her
who
lay
enwrapped
there
;
the
arm
projecting
from
the
cerements
being
of
flesh
,
seemingly
made
as
like
marble
in
the
process
of
embalming
.
Arm
and
hand
were
of
dusky
white
,
being
of
the
hue
of
ivory
that
hath
lain
long
in
air
.
The
skin
and
the
nails
were
complete
and
whole
,
as
though
the
body
had
been
placed
for
burial
over
night
.
I
touched
the
hand
and
moved
it
,
the
arm
being
something
flexible
as
a
live
arm
;
though
stiff
with
long
disuse
,
as
are
the
arms
of
those
faqueers
which
I
have
seen
in
the
Indees
.
There
was
,
too
,
an
added
wonder
that
on
this
ancient
hand
were
no
less
than
seven
fingers
,
the
same
all
being
fine
and
long
,
and
of
great
beauty
.
Sooth
to
say
,
it
made
me
shudder
and
my
flesh
creep
to
touch
that
hand
that
had
lain
there
undisturbed
for
so
many
thousands
of
years
,
and
yet
was
like
unto
living
flesh
.
Underneath
the
hand
,
as
though
guarded
by
it
,
lay
a
huge
jewel
of
ruby
;
a
great
stone
of
wondrous
bigness
,
for
the
ruby
is
in
the
main
a
small
jewel
.
This
one
was
of
wondrous
colour
,
being
as
of
fine
blood
whereon
the
light
shineth
.
But
its
wonder
lay
not
in
its
size
or
colour
,
though
these
were
,
as
I
have
said
,
of
priceless
rarity
;
but
in
that
the
light
of
it
shone
from
seven
stars
,
each
of
seven
points
,
as
clearly
as
though
the
stars
were
in
reality
there
imprisoned
.
When
that
the
hand
was
lifted
,
the
sight
of
that
wondrous
stone
lying
there
struck
me
with
a
shock
almost
to
momentary
paralysis
.
I
stood
gazing
on
it
,
as
did
those
with
me
,
as
though
it
were
that
faded
head
of
the
Gorgon
Medusa
with
the
snakes
in
her
hair
,
whose
sight
struck
into
stone
those
who
beheld
.
So
strong
was
the
feeling
that
I
wanted
to
hurry
away
from
the
place
.
So
,
too
,
those
with
me
;
therefore
,
taking
this
rare
jewel
,
together
with
certain
amulets
of
strangeness
and
richness
being
wrought
of
jewel-stones
,
I
made
haste
to
depart
.
I
would
have
remained
longer
,
and
made
further
research
in
the
wrappings
of
the
mummy
,
but
that
I
feared
so
to
do
.
For
it
came
to
me
all
at
once
that
I
was
in
a
desert
place
,
with
strange
men
who
were
with
me
because
they
were
not
over-scrupulous
.
That
we
were
in
a
lone
cavern
of
the
dead
,
an
hundred
feet
above
the
ground
,
where
none
could
find
me
were
ill
done
to
me
,
nor
would
any
ever
seek
.
But
in
secret
I
determined
that
I
would
come
again
,
though
with
more
secure
following
.
Moreover
,
was
I
tempted
to
seek
further
,
as
in
examining
the
wrappings
I
saw
many
things
of
strange
import
in
that
wondrous
tomb
;
including
a
casket
of
eccentric
shape
made
of
some
strange
stone
,
which
methought
might
have
contained
other
jewels
,
inasmuch
as
it
had
secure
lodgment
in
the
great
sarcophagus
itself
.
There
was
in
the
tomb
also
another
coffer
which
,
though
of
rare
proportion
and
adornment
,
was
more
simply
shaped
.
It
was
of
ironstone
of
great
thickness
;
but
the
cover
was
lightly
cemented
down
with
what
seemed
gum
and
Paris
plaster
,
as
though
to
insure
that
no
air
could
penetrate
.
The
Arabs
with
me
so
insisted
in
its
opening
,
thinking
that
from
its
thickness
much
treasure
was
stored
therein
,
that
I
consented
thereto
.
But
their
hope
was
a
false
one
,
as
it
proved
.
Within
,
closely
packed
,
stood
four
jars
finely
wrought
and
carved
with
various
adornments
.
Of
these
one
was
the
head
of
a
man
,
another
of
a
dog
,
another
of
a
jackal
,
and
another
of
a
hawk
.
I
had
before
known
that
such
burial
urns
as
these
were
used
to
contain
the
entrails
and
other
organs
of
the
mummied
dead
;
but
on
opening
these
,
for
the
fastening
of
wax
,
though
complete
,
was
thin
,
and
yielded
easily
,
we
found
that
they
held
but
oil
.
The
Bedouins
,
spilling
most
of
the
oil
in
the
process
,
groped
with
their
hands
in
the
jars
lest
treasure
should
have
been
there
concealed
.
But
their
searching
was
of
no
avail
;
no
treasure
was
there
.
I
was
warned
of
my
danger
by
seeing
in
the
eyes
of
the
Arabs
certain
covetous
glances
.
Whereon
,
in
order
to
hasten
their
departure
,
I
wrought
upon
those
fears
of
superstition
which
even
in
these
callous
men
were
apparent
.
The
chief
of
the
Bedouins
ascended
from
the
Pit
to
give
the
signal
to
those
above
to
raise
us
;
and
I
,
not
caring
to
remain
with
the
men
whom
I
mistrusted
,
followed
him
immediately
.
The
others
did
not
come
at
once
;
from
which
I
feared
that
they
were
rifling
the
tomb
afresh
on
their
own
account
.
I
refrained
to
speak
of
it
,
however
,
lest
worse
should
befall
.
At
last
they
came
.
One
of
them
,
who
ascended
first
,
in
landing
at
the
top
of
the
cliff
lost
his
foothold
and
fell
below
.
He
was
instantly
killed
.
The
other
followed
,
but
in
safety
.
The
chief
came
next
,
and
I
came
last
.
Before
coming
away
I
pulled
into
its
place
again
,
as
well
as
I
could
,
the
slab
of
stone
that
covered
the
entrance
to
the
tomb
.
I
wished
,
if
possible
,
to
preserve
it
for
my
own
examination
should
I
come
again
.
"
When
we
all
stood
on
the
hill
above
the
cliff
,
the
burning
sun
that
was
bright
and
full
of
glory
was
good
to
see
after
the
darkness
and
strange
mystery
of
the
tomb
.
Even
was
I
glad
that
the
poor
Arab
who
fell
down
the
cliff
and
lay
dead
below
,
lay
in
the
sunlight
and
not
in
that
gloomy
cavern
.
I
would
fain
have
gone
with
my
companions
to
seek
him
and
give
him
sepulture
of
some
kind
;
but
the
Sheik
made
light
of
it
,
and
sent
two
of
his
men
to
see
to
it
whilst
we
went
on
our
way
.
"
That
night
as
we
camped
,
one
of
the
men
only
returned
,
saying
that
a
lion
of
the
desert
had
killed
his
companion
after
that
they
had
buried
the
dead
man
in
a
deep
sand
without
the
valley
,
and
had
covered
the
spot
where
he
lay
with
many
great
rocks
,
so
that
jackals
or
other
preying
beasts
might
not
dig
him
up
again
as
is
their
wont
.
"
Later
,
in
the
light
of
the
fire
round
which
the
men
sat
or
lay
,
I
saw
him
exhibit
to
his
fellows
something
white
which
they
seemed
to
regard
with
special
awe
and
reverence
.
So
I
drew
near
silently
,
and
saw
that
it
was
none
other
than
the
white
hand
of
the
mummy
which
had
lain
protecting
the
Jewel
in
the
great
sarcophagus
.
I
heard
the
Bedouin
tell
how
he
had
found
it
on
the
body
of
him
who
had
fallen
from
the
cliff
.
There
was
no
mistaking
it
,
for
there
were
the
seven
fingers
which
I
had
noted
before
.
This
man
must
have
wrenched
it
off
the
dead
body
whilst
his
chief
and
I
were
otherwise
engaged
;
and
from
the
awe
of
the
others
I
doubted
not
that
he
had
hoped
to
use
it
as
an
Amulet
,
or
charm
.
Whereas
if
powers
it
had
,
they
were
not
for
him
who
had
taken
it
from
the
dead
;
since
his
death
followed
hard
upon
his
theft
.
Already
his
Amulet
had
had
an
awesome
baptism
;
for
the
wrist
of
the
dead
hand
was
stained
with
red
as
though
it
had
been
dipped
in
recent
blood
.
