11/27 Then she pranced into the centre of the room, crying: "Dog of a clergyman, I defy you and will overcome you. That boy's soul is mine, not yours. I am the greatest mesmerist in the world and he is in my net. I will show you!" She turned towards the shrivelled, almost naked mummy in the case, and addressed it: "O Nofri," she said, "Priestess of Set, great seeress and magician of the old world in whom once my spirit dwelt, send forth your Ka, your everlasting Emanation, to help me. |