24 October 1873
Adams and I have plan. The arrangements have been made.
Perhaps the most difficult part at the moment is having to smile at the villain, pretending I know nothing of what he has been up to.
Adams and I have decided that, when we dock the boat, at which point the land portion of our journey begins, we will confront Red and tell him we are leaving him behind. I will take personal satisfaction in telling him why. It may be necessary to physically restrain him. Either way, we’ll leave an extra man behind on the boat to keep him there. We certainly don’t want him to follow us.
Our intent, should we be so fortunate as to find the tomb, has always been to catalogue its contents, sketch some of the major pieces, and pack a few of the less-fragile items to bring to Mariette in B
