There is no wound on the head which could account for the state of stupor in which the patient continues.

I must, therefore, take it that either he has been drugged or is under some hypnotic influence.

So far as I can judge, he has not been drugged--at least by means of any drug of whose qualities I am aware.

Of course, there is ordinarily in this room so much of a mummy smell that it is difficult to be certain about anything having a delicate aroma.

I dare say that you have noticed the peculiar Egyptians scents, bitumen, nard, aromatic gums and spices, and so forth.