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The
creature
soared
away
through
the
room
and
round
and
round
the
ceiling
,
looking
like
a
beautiful
iridescent
jewel
,
the
whirr
of
its
wings
making
a
faint
buzzing
sound
as
it
flew
.
I
watched
it
fascinated
,
till
after
a
few
graceful
movements
hither
and
thither
,
it
returned
to
its
owner
's
still
outstretched
hand
,
and
again
settled
there
making
no
further
attempt
to
fly
.
"
There
is
a
well-worn
platitude
which
declares
that
'
in
the
midst
of
life
we
are
in
death
'
"
--
said
the
prince
then
softly
,
bending
his
dark
deep
eyes
on
the
insect
's
quivering
wings
--
"
But
as
a
matter
of
fact
that
maxim
is
wrong
as
so
many
trite
human
maxims
are
.
It
should
be
'
in
the
midst
of
death
we
are
in
life
.
'
This
creature
is
a
rare
and
curious
production
of
death
,
but
not
I
believe
the
only
one
of
its
kind
.
Others
have
been
found
under
precisely
similar
circumstances
.
I
took
possession
of
this
one
myself
in
rather
a
weird
fashion
--
will
the
story
bore
you
?
"
"
On
the
contrary
"
--
I
rejoined
eagerly
,
my
eyes
fixed
on
the
radiant
bat-shaped
thing
that
glittered
in
the
light
as
though
its
veins
were
phosphorescent
.
He
paused
a
moment
,
watching
me
.
"
Well
--
it
happened
simply
thus
--
I
was
present
at
the
uncasing
of
an
Egyptian
female
mummy
;
--
her
talismans
described
her
as
a
princess
of
a
famous
royal
house
.
Several
curious
jewels
were
tied
round
her
neck
,
and
on
her
chest
was
a
piece
of
beaten
gold
quarter
of
an
inch
thick
.
Underneath
this
gold
plate
,
her
body
was
swathed
round
and
round
in
an
unusual
number
of
scented
wrappings
;
and
when
these
were
removed
it
was
discovered
that
the
mummified
flesh
between
her
breasts
had
decayed
away
,
and
in
the
hollow
or
nest
thus
formed
by
the
process
of
decomposition
,
this
insect
I
hold
was
found
alive
,
as
brilliant
in
colour
as
it
is
now
!
"
I
could
not
repress
a
slight
nervous
shudder
.
"
Horrible
!
"
I
said
--
"
I
confess
,
if
I
were
you
,
I
should
not
care
to
make
a
pet
of
such
an
uncanny
object
.
I
should
kill
it
,
I
think
.
"
He
kept
his
bright
intent
gaze
upon
me
.
"
Why
?
"
he
asked
.
"
I
'm
afraid
,
my
dear
Geoffrey
,
you
are
not
disposed
to
study
science
.
