I shall examine the mummy further, and in a couple of days Don Pedro can bring me a check for one thousand and remove his ancestor." "No! no!" cried the Peruvian hurriedly; "since the emeralds are missing, I am not in a position to pay you one thousand English pounds, sir.
I want to take back the body of Inca Caxas to Lima; as one must show respect to one's ancestors.

But the fact is, I cannot pay the money." "You said that you could," shouted the exasperated Professor in his bullying way.
"I admit it, senor, but I had hoped to do so when I sold the emeralds, which--as you can see--are not available.

Therefore the body of my royal ancestor must remain here until I can procure the money.

And it may be that Sir Frank Random will help me in this matter." "He wouldn't help me," snapped Braddock, "so why should he help you ?" Don Pedro, looking more dignified than ever, drew himself up to his tall height.
"Sir Frank," he said, in a stately way, "has done me the honor of seeking to be my son-in-law.

As my daughter loves him, I am willing to permit the marriage, but now that I have learned the emeralds are lost, I shall not consent until Sir Frank buys the mummy from you, Professor.
It is only right that my daughter's hand should redeem her regal forefather from purely scientific surroundings and that she should take the mummy back to be buried in Lima.