Проклятие мумии, или Камень Семи Звезд
Chapter 9
"ByallmeansIshouldaskhim.HeseemsanextraordinarilylearnedmaninEgyptology;andheseemstomeagoodfellowaswellasanenthusiast.Bytheway,itwillbenecessarytobealittleguardedastowhomyouspeakregardinganyinformationwhichhemaygiveyou."
"Ofcourse!"heanswered."IndeedIshouldnotdreamofsayinganythingtoanybody,exceptingyourself.WehavetorememberthatwhenMr.Trelawnyrecovershemaynotliketothinkthatwehavebeenchatteringundulyoverhisaffairs."
"Lookhere!"Isaid,"whynotstayforawhile:andIshallaskhimtocomeandhaveapipewithus.Wecanthentalkoverthings."
Heacquiesced:soIwenttotheroomwhereMr.Corbeckwas,andbroughthimbackwithme.Ithoughtthedetectiveswerepleasedathisgoing.Onthewaytomyroomhesaid:
"Idon’thalflikeleavingthosethingsthere,withonlythosementoguardthem.They’readealsighttooprecioustobelefttothepolice!"
FromwhichitwouldappearthatsuspicionwasnotconfinedtoSergeantDaw.
Mr.CorbeckandDoctorWinchester,afteraquickglanceateachother,becameatonceonmostfriendlyterms.Thetravellerprofessedhiswillingnesstobeofanyassistancewhichhecould,provided,headded,thatitwasanythingaboutwhichhewasfreetospeak.Thiswasnotverypromising;butDoctorWinchesterbeganatonce:
"Iwantyou,ifyouwill,totranslatesomehieroglyphicforme.