15/24 The artistic world doesn't touch on the scientific, you know. And you forget, Mrs.Jasher, that my father wishes to go to Egypt to explore this mysterious tomb." Mrs.Jasher nodded. But it seems to me that the money will be better spent in offering a reward so that the mummy can be found." "Well," said Lucy, laughing, "you can give the Professor his choice." "Before marriage, not after. He needs to be managed, like all men." "You will not find him easy to manage," said Lucy dryly. "He is a very obstinate man, and quite feminine in his persistency." "H'm! I recognize that he is a difficult character, and between you and me dear, I should not marry him but for the title. |