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Gayangos noticed particularly, as he turned it over, that its margins were covered with notes in a seventeenth-century hand. He continued his journey to England, and presently mentioned the incident to Sir Thomas Phillipps, and Sir Thomas's future son-in-law, Mr. Halliwell afterward Halliwell-Phillipps. The excitement of both knew no bounds.
"With the permission of our host I shall ask you to take a chair," and he turned to Braddock. "Certainly! certainly!" said the Professor fussily. "Cockatoo?" "Pardon, allow me," said De Gayangos, and brought forward a chair, still keeping his eyes on the skipper, who was rather confused by the courtesy. "Will you be seated, senor: then we can talk."
"Donna Inez de Gayangos." "A Spaniard?" "I believe so a colonial Spaniard, at least from Lima. Her father, Don Pedro de Gayangos, met Sir Frank in Genoa by chance." "Well?" demanded Lucy impatiently. Mrs. Jasher shrugged her plump shoulders. "Well, my dear, can't you put two and two together. Of course Sir Frank fell in love with this dark-hued angel." "Dark-hued! and I am light-haired.
But it is a great deal to Don Pedro de Gayangos." "And who the deuce is he? Some Spanish Egyptologist?" "I don't think he is an Egyptologist, sir." "He must be, if he wants my mummy." "You forget, Professor, that the green mummy comes from Peru." "Who denied that it did, sir? You are illogical infernally so."
"As I have done. Why, I am " Donna Inez interrupted. "You are a murderer. I truly believe that you yes, that you" she pointed a scornful finger at him "killed this poor man who was bringing the mummy to the Professor. If you were in my own country, I should have you lashed like the dog you are. Pig of a Yankee, vile scum of the " "That will do, Inez," said De Gayangos imperiously.
The very thought of such a treasure perishing barbarously in a bonfire of waste paper was enough to drive a bibliophile out of his wits. Gayangos was sent back to Spain posthaste.
Sir Thomas employed him in the search for Spanish MSS. and rare Spanish books. I gathered that at the time to which the story refers Gayangos himself was not much acquainted with English or English literature.
The reply came after some further conversation, by the appearance of the soldier himself in mess kit. He walked unexpectedly into the room with Donna Inez on his arm, and at once apologized to De Gayangos. "I called to see you at the inn, sir," he said, "and as you were not there, I brought your daughter along with me to explain about the manuscript." "Ah, yes. We talk of that now.
"I guess not, with me about," said Hervey coolly. "I'd have spotted his game and would have howled for shares." "You dare to say that?" demanded De Gayangos fiercely. "Keep your hair on. I dare to say anything that comes up my darned back, you bet. I'm not going to knuckle down to a yellow-stomach " Out flew Don Pedro's long arm, and Hervey slammed against the wall.
Well, then, unpack the mummy here in the presence of Don Pedro. When you have satisfied your curiosity, and when Senor De Gayangos signs a check for one thousand pounds, he can take away the corpse. You have had so much trouble over it, that I wonder your are not anxious to see the last of it."
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