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Chapter 39

           IheardhismandategivenwithajoyIcouldscarcelyconceal.TheyearningIhadtogetquicklyawayfromthis‘landoftheoldgods’wasintenseandfeverish—Iloathedthevastandawfuldesertsilences,wheretheSphinxfrownscontemptonthepunylittlenessofmankind—wheretheopenedtombsandcoffinsexposeoncemoretothelightofday,facesthataretheverysemblancesofthoseweourselveshaveknownandlovedinourtime—andwherepaintedhistorytellsusofjustsuchthingsasourmodernnewspaperschronicle,albeitindifferentform.Rimânezwasreadyandwillingtocarryoutthedoctor’sorders—andarrangedourreturntoCairoandfromthencetoAlexandria,withsuchexpeditionasleftmenothingtodesire,andfilledmewithgratitudeforhisapparentsympathy.Inasshortatimeasabundanceofcashcouldmakepossible,wehadrejoined‘TheFlame,’andwereenroute,asIthought,forFranceorEngland.Wehadnotabsolutelysettledourdestination,havingsomeideaofcoastingalongtheRiviera—butmyoldconfidenceinRimânezbeingnowalmostrestored,Ileftthistohimfordecision,sufficientlysatisfiedinmyselfthatIhadnotbeendestinedtoleavemybonesinterror-hauntedEgypt.

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