Then he can
marry Mrs. Jasher, and go to Egypt on her fortune to seek for
this tomb."
"I doubt very much if Mrs. Jasher will marry the Professor now,
after what he said last night."
"Nonsense, my father was in a rage and said what first came into
his mind. I daresay she is angry. However, I shall see her this
afternoon, and put matters right."
"You are very anxious that the Professor should marry the lady."
"I am," replied Lucy seriously, "as I want to leave my father
comfortably settled when I marry you. The sooner he makes Mrs.
Jasher his wife, the readier will he be to let me go, and I want
to marry you as soon as I possibly can. I am tired of Gartley
and of this present life."
Of course to this speech Archie could make only one answer, and
as that took the form of kissing, it was entirely satisfactory to
Miss Kendal. Then they discussed the future and also the
proposed engagement of Sir Frank Random to the Peruvian lady.
But both left the subject of the mummy alone, as they were quite
weary of the matter, and neither could suggest a solution of the
mystery.
Meanwhile Professor Braddock had passed a very pleasant hour in
examining the swathings of the mummy. But his pleasure was
destined to be cut short sooner than he desired, as Captain Hiram
Hervey unexpectedly arrived.
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