Chapter 11: The Manuscript

⁠​​​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌⁠It was certainly strange how constantly the subject of the missing mummy came uppermost. Since it had disappeared and since the man who had brought it to England was dead, it might have been thought that nothing more would be said about the matter. But Professor Braddock harped incessantly on his loss—which was perhaps natural—and Widow Anne also talked a great deal as to the possibility of the mu