Проклятие мумии, или Камень Семи Звезд

           Indeedtheyseemednotovercareful;anddidhandlethevariousfurnitureofthetombwithsuchlittleconcernthat,onlyforitsgreatstrengthandthickness,eventhecoffinitselfmighthavebeeninjured.Whichgavememuchconcern,foritwasverybeautifullywroughtofrarestone,suchasIhadnoknowledgeof.MuchIgrievedthatitwerenotpossibletocarryitaway.Buttimeanddesertjourneyingsforbadesuch;Icouldonlytakewithmesuchsmallmattersascouldbecarriedontheperson.

           "Withinthesarcophaguswasabody,manifestlyofawoman,swathedwithmanywrappingsoflinen,asisusualwithallmummies.Fromcertainembroideringsthereon,Igatheredthatshewasofhighrank.Acrossthebreastwasonehand,unwrapped.InthemummieswhichIhadseen,thearmsandhandsarewithinthewrappings,andcertainadornmentsofwood,shapedandpaintedtoresemblearmsandhands,lieoutsidetheenwrappedbody.

           "Butthishandwasstrangetosee,foritwastherealhandofherwholayenwrappedthere;thearmprojectingfromthecerementsbeingofflesh,seeminglymadeaslikemarbleintheprocessofembalming.Armandhandwereofduskywhite,beingofthehueofivorythathathlainlonginair.Theskinandthenailswerecompleteandwhole,asthoughthebodyhadbeenplacedforburialovernight.Itouchedthehandandmovedit,thearmbeingsomethingflexibleasalivearm;thoughstiffwithlongdisuse,asarethearmsofthosefaqueerswhichIhaveseenintheIndees.