Note return — Chapter XXII · THE JUDGMENT OF ANÛBIS
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“Oh, doubtless.” Vance moved to the feet of the statue and bent over. “However, I don’t go in for mysticism myself. I’m an empiricist—same like Weininger said the English are.”[34] He adjusted his monocle. “Ah! … Sorry to disappoint you, and all that. But there’s nothing supernatural about the demise of the doctor. Behold, Markham, the broken ankles of Anûbis.… The situation is quite obvious. While the doctor was leaning over his treasures, he jarred the statue in some way, and it toppled over on him.”