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           Istherenowaywhichyoucandevisetowakethismanfromhisunnaturalstupor?"

           Therewasapause;thentheanswercameslowlyanddeliberately:

           "ThereisnoordinaryremedythatIknowof.Theremightpossiblybesomeextraordinaryone.Buttherewouldbenouseintryingtofindit,exceptononecondition."

           "Andthat?"

           "Knowledge!IamcompletelyignorantofEgyptianmatters,language,writing,history,secrets,medicines,poisons,occultpowers—allthatgotomakeupthemysteryofthatmysteriousland.Thisdisease,orcondition,orwhateveritmaybecalled,fromwhichMr.Trelawnyissuffering,isinsomewayconnectedwithEgypt.Ihavehadasuspicionofthisfromthefirst;andlateritgrewintoacertainty,thoughwithoutproof.Whatyouhavesaidtonightconfirmsmyconjecture,andmakesmebelievethataproofistobehad.Idonotthinkthatyouquiteknowallthathasgoneoninthishousesincethenightoftheattack—ofthefindingofMr.Trelawny’sbody.NowIproposethatweconfideinyou.IfMr.Rossagrees,Ishallaskhimtotellyou.HeismoreskilledthanIaminputtingfactsbeforeotherpeople.Hecanspeakbyhisbrief;andinthiscasehehasthebestofallbriefs,theexperienceofhisowneyesandears,andtheevidencethathehashimselftakenonthespotfromparticipatorsin,orspectatorsof,whathashappened.Whenyouknowall,youwill,Ihope,beinapositiontojudgeastowhetheryoucanbesthelpMr.