Smith and the Pharaohs H. Rider Haggard e the last resting-place of the royal dead for ever. "Perhaps queen all right inside," he went on, receiving no answer to his remark. "Perhaps," replied Smith, briefly. "Dig, man, dig! Don't waste time in talking." So they dug on furiously till at length Smith saw something which caused him to groan aloud. There was a hole in the masonry--the tomb had been broken into. Mahomet saw it too, and examined the top of the aperture with his skilled eye. "Very old thief," he said. "Look, he ...
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Smith and the Pharaohs H. Rider Haggard e the last resting-place of the royal dead for ever. "Perhaps queen all right inside," he went on, receiving no answer to his remark. "Perhaps," replied Smith, briefly. "Dig, man, dig! Don't waste time in talking." So they dug on furiously till at length Smith saw something which caused him to groan aloud. There was a hole in the masonry--the tomb had been broken into. Mahomet saw it too, and examined the top of the aperture with his skilled eye. "Very old thief," he said. "Look, he try build up wall again, but run away before he have time finish." And he pointed to certain flat stones which had been roughly and hurriedly replaced. "Dig--dig!" said Smith. Ten minutes more and the aperture was cleared. It was only just big enough to admit the body of a man. By now the sun was setting. Swiftly, swiftly it seemed to tumble down the sky. One minute it was above the rough crests of the western hills behind them; the next, a great ball of glowing fire, it rested on t We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience.
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