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Chapter 33

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           "Egypt——theNile!"Imurmured—somehowtheideapleasedme—"Yes——whynot?"

           "Whynotindeed!"heechoed—"TheproposalisagreeabletoyouIamsure.Comeandseethelandoftheoldgods—thelandwheremyprincessusedtoliveandtorturethesoulsofmen!—perhapswemaydiscovertheremainsofherlastvictim——whoknows!"

           Iavoidedhisgaze;—therecollectionofthehorriblewingedthinghepersistedinimaginingtobethetransmigratedsoulofanevilwoman,wasrepugnanttome.AlmostIfeltasifthereweresomesubtleconnectionbetweenthathatefulcreatureandmywifeSibyl.IwasgladwhenthetrainreachedLondon,andwe,takingahansom,wereplungedintotheveryvortexofhumanlife.Theperpetualnoiseoftraffic,themotleycrowdsofpeople,theshoutingofnews-boysandomnibus-conductors—allthishubbubwasgratefultomyears,andforatimeatleast,distractedmythoughts.

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