It was thrown out with the garbage and was subject to a police investigation when it was discovered by the garbage collector .
Her eccentricities included keeping the foot of an Egyptian mummy on the mantelpiece , where it gathered dust because the housemaid refused to touch it .
mantelpiece was thrown out with the garbage and was subject to a police investigation when mantelpiece was discovered by the garbage collector .
Her eccentricities included keeping the foot of an Egyptian mummy on the mantelpiece , where it gathered dust because the housemaid refused to touch it .