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Chapter 39

           IheardhismandategivenwithajoyIcouldscarcelyconceal.TheyearningIhadtogetquicklyawayfromthis‘landoftheoldgods’wasintenseandfeverishIloathedthevastandawfuldesertsilences,wheretheSphinxfrownscontemptonthepunylittlenessofmankindwheretheopenedtombsandcoffinsexposeoncemoretothelightofday,facesthataretheverysemblancesofthoseweourselveshaveknownandlovedinourtimeandwherepaintedhistorytellsusofjustsuchthingsasourmodernnewspaperschronicle,albeitindifferentform.Rimânezwasreadyandwillingtocarryoutthedoctor’sordersandarrangedourreturntoCairoandfromthencetoAlexandria,withsuchexpeditionasleftmenothingtodesire,andfilledmewithgratitudeforhisapparentsympathy.Inasshortatimeasabundanceofcashcouldmakepossible,wehadrejoined‘TheFlame,’andwereenroute,asIthought,forFranceorEngland.Wehadnotabsolutelysettledourdestination,havingsomeideaofcoastingalongtheRivierabutmyoldconfidenceinRimânezbeingnowalmostrestored,Ileftthistohimfordecision,sufficientlysatisfiedinmyselfthatIhadnotbeendestinedtoleavemybonesinterror-hauntedEgypt.

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