O'Connell, Jonathan, and Evelyn went back down to the bottom
of the statue. The Americans and their diggers started to dig again at the top. They got into the statue and the diggers found a big box.
There was Egyptian writing on the box. Beni read it.
"Don't open this," he told the other men. The Americans
laughed." Seti the first wasn't stupid," said Beni. "The diggers
can open the box. I'm out of here."
Beni knew Egypt. He understood the country's language and
its gods. He was afraid and he ran.