And you believe he is ignorant of its having been
torn up and putin the doctors waste-basket?
And I say, Scarlett; if I were you Id keep away
from the Blisshouse for the time being. And I want you to go withoutquestion or
argument.
Had I seen it, I would have reported it to my
Government. I was merely on the trail of preliminaryinformation
yesterday.
After that he moved to Teti-shiret and tapped the
pedestal with his knuckles.
That being the case, suppose you hop a train
to-night after dinner. Hesprobably on his way back to his quarters.
Markham snorted, and seated himself at the end of
the table. There was a bitter hatred in his words, but suddenly his
mannerchanged.
Salveter took the dismissal uneasily but without
another word hewent upstairs. Ill bet the Egyptian Government doesnt know aboutit.
Salveter started to make a reply, changed his mind, and, turningabruptly, strode
rapidly away.
Vance glanced over a few of the upturned
photographs. I wonder if I could have miscalculated this whole affair. Then he went
to the statue ofRamses II and inspected its base. There was astrange insistence in
his tone, and a foreboding of terrible thingsin his eyes. Salveter sat down heavily
in a chair by the door. No telling how shed react to the theft ofsuch a valuable
treasure.
Yes, I handed him thebook and went on up to my
room.
It is as I said, he responded indifferently. You
may return toNew York any time you desire after to-morrow noon.
It is as I said, he responded indifferently. He was
at sea and inclined, therefore, to beirritable. I always have work that I can do
there, he replied, frowning. Had I seen it, I would have reported it to my
Government.
For the next fifteen minutes he stretched out
lazily and closed hiseyes. Suppose you go to your room and indulge in some
lamaicconcentration. Presently he said:I have told my story, effendi.