"I don't think I can talk with you just now, my dear," he said.

"I am very busy working out a dynasty problem." "Oh, but I'd love to help," Kit pleaded, "and I did help before on the aborigines of Japan, didn't I?
I even remember their names, the Ainos." "This is early Egyptian.

Something you know nothing whatever about." "Just mummies ?" inquired Kit.

"Oh, Uncle Cassius, we girls back home made up a lovely little couplet about that when we were studying Egypt at high school.
"'Heaven bless the royal mommies, And the jewels in their tummies.'" No answering gleam of amusement showed in the Dean's eyes.

In fact, be regarded her, Kit thought, rather severely for this unseemly display of levity.
"Of course," she added, hastily, "that was when I was very much younger than I am now.