From what I had heard from Mr.Corbeck I began to have some idea of the vastness of his enterprise in the world of Egyptian research; and with this light everything around me began to have a new interest.

As I went on, the interest grew; any lingering doubts which I might have had changed to wonder and admiration.

The house seemed to be a veritable storehouse of marvels of antique art.

In addition to the curios, big and little, in Mr.Trelawny's own room--from the great sarcophagi down to the scarabs of all kinds in the cabinets--the great hall, the staircase landings, the study, and even the boudoir were full of antique pieces which would have made a collector's mouth water.
Miss Trelawny from the first came with me, and looked with growing interest at everything.

After having examined some cabinets of exquisite amulets she said to me in quite a naive way: "You will hardly believe that I have of late seldom even looked at any of these things.