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Chapter 18
AsIpausedtowatchit,Ifeltasofthandonmyshoulder;and,turning,foundMargaretclosetome;Margaretasbrightandradiantasthemorninggloryofthesun!ItwasmyownMargaretthistime!MyoldMargaret,withoutalloyofanyother;andIfeltthat,atleast,thislastandfataldaywaswellbegun.
Butalas!thejoydidnotlast.Whenwegotbacktothehousefromastrollaroundthecliffs,thesameoldroutineofyesterdaywasresumed:gloomandanxiety,hope,highspirits,deepdepression,andapatheticaloofness.
Butitwastobeadayofwork;andweallbracedourselvestoitwithanenergywhichwroughtitsownsalvation.
Afterbreakfastwealladjournedtothecave,whereMr.Trelawnywentover,pointbypoint,thepositionofeachitemofourparaphernalia.Heexplainedashewentonwhyeachpiecewassoplaced.HehadwithhimthegreatrollsofpaperwiththemeasuredplansandthesignsanddrawingswhichhehadhadmadefromhisownandCorbeck’sroughnotes.Ashehadtoldus,thesecontainedthewholeofthehieroglyphicsonwallsandceilingsandfloorofthetombintheValleyoftheSorcerer.Evenhadnotthemeasurements,madetoscale,recordedthepositionofeachpieceoffurniture,wecouldhaveeventuallyplacedthembyastudyofthecrypticwritingsandsymbols.
Mr.Trelawnyexplainedtouscertainotherthings,notlaiddownonthechart.
