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Chapter 12
Wasitstrange,then,thatwehadasuperstitiousfeelingwithregardtothedeadQueenTeraandallbelongingtoher?Isitanywonderthatitrestswithusnow,withabewilderingsenseofsomepoweroutsideourselvesorourcomprehension?Willitbeanywonderifitgodowntothegravewithusattheappointedtime?If,indeed,therebeanygravesforuswhohaverobbedthedead!"Hewassilentforquiteaminutebeforehewenton:
"WegottoCairoallright,andfromtheretoAlexandria,whereweweretotakeshipbytheMessagerieservicetoMarseilles,andgothencebyexpresstoLondon.But
’Thebest-laidschemeso’miceandmenGangaftagley.’
AtAlexandria,TrelawnyfoundwaitingacablestatingthatMrs.Trelawnyhaddiedingivingbirthtoadaughter.
"HerstrickenhusbandhurriedoffatoncebytheOrientExpress;andIhadtobringthetreasurealonetothedesolatehouse.IgottoLondonallsafe;thereseemedtobesomespecialgoodfortunetoourjourney.WhenIgottothishouse,thefuneralhadlongbeenover.Thechildhadbeenputouttonurse,andMr.Trelawnyhadsofarrecoveredfromtheshockofhislossthathehadsethimselftotakeupagainthebrokenthreadsofhislifeandhiswork.Thathehadhadashock,andabadone,wasapparent.Thesuddengreyinhisblackhairwasproofenoughinitself;butinaddition,thestrongcastofhisfeatureshadbecomesetandstern.
