"Egyptian, is it, Daisy?
Curious, upon my word!" "Beautiful!" said Capt.

Drummond, taking the spoon in his turn across the table.

"Beautiful! This is a nice piece of carving--and very old it undoubtedly is.

This is the lotus, Daisy--this stem part of the spoon; and do you see, in the bowl here is the carving of a lake, with fish in it ?" "Is it ?" said Daisy; "and what is a _lotus_, Capt.

Drummond ?" "If you will put me in mind to-morrow, privately, I will tell you about it," said he.
"Let me look at that, Capt.