With trembling hands, I made a tiny breach in the upper
left hand corner… widening the hole a little, I inserted
the candle and peered in… at first I could see nothing,
the hot air escaping from the chamber causing the candle
to flicker. Presently, details of the room emerged slowly
from the mist, strange animals, statues and gold –
everywhere the glint of gold. For the moment – an eternity
it must have seemed to the others standing by – I was
struck dumb with amazement, and when Lord Carnarvon,
unable to stand in suspense any longer, inquired anxiously
“Can you see anything?”, it was all I could do to get out
the words “Yes, wonderful things”.