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monarch was. Whether he was really a relative of his pre-

decessor or not. Finally, it may be revealed to us the manner

in which he died, whether naturally or at the hand of an am-

bitious rival. After these things have been determined, King

Tutankhamen will be left, as I have said before, to resume in

peace his eternal sleep.

          Why has Tutankhamen aroused such world wide interest?.

Previous to this discovery not one person in ten thousand had

ever heard of his name, – so interest cannot be attributed to

his role in world history. Certainly, both last year and this,

the tomb has provided an excellent antidote to General Election

Fever, but there is a deeper cause for our interest. We all

love a touch of romance – and there is not overmuch of it in the

high speed civilisation in which we exist, and so, we are all

intrigued when, suddenlt/<y> out of that land of mysteries, Egypt, -

comes news of an Alladdin's cave. The very thing that one would

like to think existed, but it seemed so impossible; yet here it

is. And not only this, but out interest, has been sustained

by the nature of the finds. One feels almost humiliated, in

gazing at some of the beautiful objects discovered. One feels

that the natural and unconscious expression of art which was

then in the human heart has been largely eclipsed by our modern

civilisation and utilitarian outlook. Now-a-days our slogan is

"Let everything be either useful or beautiful". But the a<n>cient

Egyptian said "Let everything be useful and beautiful<">.

          Had the tomb disclosed nothing but the regalia ox[?]/<f> an

oriental king, – crowns, sceptres, robes and jewels, we might

have been mildly interested by the luxurious display, but

Tutankhamen has reached our hearts with his ordinary everyday