Also his office was that of Kherheb, or chief magician of Egypt.

At first sight there was nothing strange about this man.

Indeed, he might well have been a middle-aged merchant by his looks; in body he was short and stout; in face fat and smiling.

But in this jovial countenance were set two very strange eyes, grey-hued rather than black.

While the rest of the face seemed to smile these eyes looked straight into nothingness as do those of a statue.