"
"At a distance. The artistic world doesn't touch on the
scientific, you know. And you forget, Mrs. Jasher, that my
father wishes to go to Egypt to explore this mysterious tomb."
Mrs. Jasher nodded.
"Yes, I promised, when I came in for my brother's money, to help
the Professor to fit out his expedition. But it seems to me that
the money will be better spent in offering a reward so that the
mummy can be found."
"Well," said Lucy, laughing, "you can give the Professor his
choice."
"Before marriage, not after. He needs to be managed, like all
men."
"You will not find him easy to manage," said Lucy dryly. "He is
a very obstinate man, and quite feminine in his persistency."
"H'm! I recognize that he is a difficult character, and between
you and me dear, I should not marry him but for the title. It
sounds rather like an adventuress talking in this way, but, after
all, if he makes me Lady Braddock I can give him enough money to
let him realize his desire of getting the mummy back. It's six
of one and half a dozen of the other. And I'll be good to him:
you need not fear."
"I am quite sure that, good or bad, the Professor will have his
own way. It is not his happiness I am thinking of so much as
yours.
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