The Ruby is not astral; and it could only be moved in the ordinary way by the opening of the doors.

To this end, the Queen used her astral body and the fierce force of her Familiar, to bring to the keyhole of the safe the master key which debarred her wish.

For years I have suspected, nay, have believed as much; and I, too, guarded myself against powers of the Nether World.

I, too, waited in patience till I should have gathered together all the factors required for the opening of the Magic Coffer and the resurrection of the mummied Queen!" He paused, and his daughter's voice came out sweet and clear, and full of intense feeling: "Father, in the Egyptian belief, was the power of resurrection of a mummied body a general one, or was it limited?
That is: could it achieve resurrection many times in the course of ages; or only once, and that one final ?" "There was but one resurrection," he answered.

"There were some who believed that this was to be a definite resurrection of the body into the real world.