006- Ring of Thoth

Escape, escape tonight to ancient Egypt. The Columbia Broadcasting System and its affiliated stations presents Escape, a new series of programs of which this, the sixth, is The Ring of Far by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, produced and directed by William Ann Robson.

Wherever the English language is spoken, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is known for two things. his immortal character Sherlock Holmes and his unshakable belief in life beyond the grave. So great is the stature of Sherlock Holmes that Conan Doyle's earlier stories are all but forgotten.

Stories like The Ring of Thought, which so clearly anticipates the author's later fascination with spiritualism. We invite you now to escape to ancient Egypt and The Ring of Thought, an adventure told in the words of John Ben-Sidart Smith, British Egyptologist.

I arrived in Paris on the 314 express from Dieppe and went immediately to my hotel in the Rüdela feet. My actions so far had worked out according to my plan schedule. I slept for exactly two hours, got up and dressed, down the great coat, walked down the avenue de l'aufaire, and entered the side door of the Louvre.

Once inside, in the mid-surroundings entirely familiar to me, I made my way immediately to the chamber of Egyptian relics, or more specifically, to the cabinet in that chamber which contained the Elkhab collection of papari.

Drawing out the particular role I wished, I placed it on a nearby table, sat down, began to study it, when I noticed one of the museum attendants who was polishing some brass work across the room.

His face struck me as being curiously Egyptian. On sudden impulse, I decided to cross the room and speak to him. Approaching closer, I was impressed at once by the appearance of his skin. Drawn tautly across temple and cheek, it seemed as glazed in a shiny as varnished parchment.