Проклятие мумии, или Камень Семи Звезд
Chapter 11
Theeffectwhenseensidewaysastheeyecaughtthegreenfacets,wasthatofanold,discolouredIndianturquoise.
"WedescendedthePitbytheaidofthetacklewehadbroughtwithus.Trelawnywentfirst.Itwasadeeppit,morethanseventyfeet;butithadneverbeenfilledup.ThepassageatthebottomslopeduptothesarcophagusChamber,andwaslongerthanisusuallyfound.Ithadnotbeenwalledup.
"Within,wefoundagreatsarcophagusofyellowstone.ButthatIneednotdescribe;youhaveseenitinMr.Trelawny’schamber.Thecoverofitlayontheground;ithadnotbeencemented,andwasjustasVanHuynhaddescribedit.Needlesstosay,wewereexcitedaswelookedwithin.Theremust,however,beonesenseofdisappointment.IcouldnothelpfeelinghowdifferentmusthavebeenthesightwhichmettheDutchtraveller’seyeswhenhelookedwithinandfoundthatwhitehandlyinglifelikeabovetheshroudingmummycloths.Itistruethatapartofthearmwasthere,whiteandivorylike.
"ButtherewasathrilltouswhichcamenottoVanHuyn!
"Theendofthewristwascoveredwithdriedblood!Itwasasthoughthebodyhadbledafterdeath!Thejaggedendsofthebrokenwristwereroughwiththeclottedblood;throughthisthewhitebone,stickingout,lookedlikethematrixofopal.Thebloodhadstreameddownandstainedthebrownwrappingsaswithrust.Here,then,wasfullconfirmationofthenarrative.
