Проклятие мумии, или Камень Семи Звезд
Chapter 8
’Iwilltellyou,’hesaid,’allaboutit,too,ingoodtime—ifIlive!’"
"IfIlive!"thephraseagain.Thesethreethingsgroupedtogether,theSarcophagus,theCoffer,andtheHand,seemedtomakeatrilogyofmysteryindeed!
AtthistimeMissTrelawnywassentforonsomedomesticmatter.Ilookedattheothercuriosintheroom;buttheydidnotseemtohaveanythinglikethesamecharmforme,nowthatshewasaway.LateroninthedayIwassentfortotheboudoirwhereshewasconsultingwithMrs.GrantastothelodgmentofMr.Corbeck.TheywereindoubtastowhetherheshouldhavearoomclosetoMr.Trelawny’sorquiteawayfromit,andhadthoughtitwelltoaskmyadviceonthesubject.Icametotheconclusionthathehadbetternotbetoonear;forthefirstatallevents,hecouldeasilybemovedcloserifnecessary.WhenMrs.Granthadgone,IaskedMissTrelawnyhowitcamethatthefurnitureofthisroom,theboudoirinwhichwewere,wassodifferentfromtheotherroomsofthehouse.
"Father’sforethought!"sheanswered."WhenIfirstcame,hethought,andrightlyenough,thatImightgetfrightenedwithsomanyrecordsofdeathandthetombeverywhere.Sohehadthisroomandthelittlesuiteoffit—thatdooropensintothesitting-room—whereIsleptlastnight,furnishedwithprettythings.Yousee,theyareallbeautiful.ThatcabinetbelongedtothegreatNapoleon.
