The Mummy and Miss Nitocris: A Phantasy of the Fourth Dimension
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EPILOGUE
The double wedding which took place at St George's, Hanover Square, thefollowing June was one of the most brilliant functions of the year.Their Majesties of Russia and Great Britain graced the ceremony withtheir presence, and, as a special act of grace to the man who, withFranklin Marmion's help, had saved the world from what might have beenone of the bloodiest wars in history, H.M.S. _Nitocris_ was put intocommission for a cruise, the object of which was anything rather thanwarlike. Two of the happiest couples on land or sea made the round ofthe world in her. Before they returned Princess Hermia had taken thelast of Phadrig's drug and lain down to sleep never to wake again, andin the fullness of her happiness Nitocris pardoned Oscar Oscarovitch,and allowed him to die.
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