There was nothing of that horrible shrinkage which death seems to effect in a moment.

There was none of the wrinkled toughness which seems to be a leading characteristic of most mummies.

There was not the shrunken attenuation of a body dried in the sand, as I had seen before in museums.

All the pores of the body seemed to have been preserved in some wonderful way.

The flesh was full and round, as in a living person; and the skin was as smooth as satin.