Chapter 13: The Excavators

⁠​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌⁠Nothing succeeds like impudence. The original plan had provided for work at night only; but the flooded state of the Nile Valley was so discouraging to tourists and interruption of labours in the remote spot where the tomb was situated so unlikely that Danbazzar at the outset decided upon day shifts and night shifts.

Now definitely launched upon this unlawful project, a sort of unholy joy fired the