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Updated: February 25, 2026

But apart from these ordinary surface things, he studied other matters "occult" peculiarities of temperament, "coincidences," strange occurrences generally. He could read the Egyptian hieroglyphs perfectly, and he understood the difference between "royal cartouche" scarabei and Birmingham-manufactured ones. He was never dull; he had plenty to do; and he took everything as it came in its turn.

Marie Corelli - Ziska