escription　of　the　mummy　and　coffin；　and　a　splendid　collotype　reproduction　of　the　coffin；　in　the　“Catalogue”　of　the　Meux　Collection　which　he　made　for　Lady　Meux。　The　collection　was　bequeathed　to　the　British　Museum　by　Lady　Meux；　but　her　conditions　were　such　that　the　proposed　gift　could　not　be　accepted。　The　collection　was　then　sold　by　auction　and　dispersed。

I　asked　Budge　if　he　believed　in　the　efficacy　of　curses。　He　hesitated　to　answer。　At　length　he　said　that　in　the　East　men　believed　that　curses　took　effect；　and　that　he　had　always　avoided　driving　a　native　to　curse　him。　A　curse　launched　into　the　air　was　bound　to　have　an　effect　if　coupled　with　the　name　of　God；　either　on　the　person　cursed　or　on　the　curser。　Budge　mentioned　the　case　of　Palmer；　who　cursed　an　Arab　of　Sinai；　and　the　natives　turned　the　curse　on　him　by　throwing　him　and　his　panions　down　a　precipice；　and　they　were　dashed　to　pieces。　Budge　added；　“I　have　cursed　the　fathers　and　female　ancestors　of　many　a　man；　but　I　have　always　feared　to　curse　a　man　himself。”

Two　other　stories　of　Budge’s　are　worth　preserving。

When　he　was　at　Cambridge　Dr。　Peile　of　Christ’s　offered　him　an　exhibition　if　he　would　be　examined　in　Assyrian；　and　as　Budge’s　funds　were　exiguous　he　was　very　anxious　to　get　the　exhibition。　An　examiner；　Professor　Sayce　of　Oxford；　was　found　to　set　the　papers　—　four　in　all　—　and　the　days　for　the　examination　were　fixed。　The　night　before　the　day　of　the　examination　Budge　dreamed　a　dream　in　which　he　saw　himself