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　say；　still　survives；　is　Dr。　Wallis　Budge；20　the　head　of　the　Egyptian　Department　of　the　British　Museum；　to　whom　not　long　ago　I　dedicated　my　book　“Morning　Star；”　an　attention　that　pleased　him　very　much。　I　really　think　that　Budge　is　both　the　most　industrious　and　the　most　learned　man　of　my　acquaintance。　How　he　can　pass　all　the　work　he　gets　through　—　and　such　work！　—　is　to　me　one　of　the　marvels　of　the　age。　As　might　be　expected；　he　is　a　great　believer　in　the　Old　Egyptians；　indeed；　as　I　told　him　not　long　ago；　he　has　been　so　long　of　their　pany　in　spirit　that　almost　he　has　bee　one　of　them。　Budge　seems　to　be　of　opinion　that　the　ancient　thinkers　among　this　people　discovered　all　that　we　can　learn　of　the　mysteries　which　relate　to　the　life　of　the　soul；　the　resurrection；　etc。　In　times　that　passed　away　before　history　began　—　when；　as　he　says；　men　had　leisure　for　reflection　—　they　found　out　much　that　we　think　now。　Afterwards；　he　remarked　to　me；　the　medicine…man　and　the　paid　priest　arose　and　overlaid　the　truth　with　all　the　fantasies　and　formulas　and　ridiculous　details　of　symbolical　worship　which　it　was　to　their　advantage　to　imagine　and　maintain。　If　I　understand　him　right；　he　holds　that　religion　pure　and　undefiled　wells　up　spontaneously　in　the　heart　of　man；　and　that　afterwards　it　is　smothered；　and　even　killed；　with　the　dross　of　ritual　and　controversy　where　professional　theologians　pitch　their　camps。

There　has　been　much　talk　of　late　of　a　painted　board　on　which　a　face　is　carved；　which　once　rested　on　the　mummy　of　a　priestess　of　Amen　who　lived　about　1500　B。C。　It　has　been　supposed　to　bring　misfortune　to　those　who　had　anything　to　do　with　it；　or　who　even　looked　upon　it。

One　day　in　the　autumn　of　1889　a　gentleman　was　shown　into　Dr。　Budge’s　room　in　the　British　Museum　and；　producing　a