Проклятие мумии, или Камень Семи Звезд

           Hehadusedthoseofonecultagainsttheother;eachbeinghopefulofsomepresentgainonitsownpartbytheinfluenceoftheKing,orofsomeultimategainfromitsowninfluenceoverhisdaughter.Thus,thePrincesshadbeenbroughtupamongstscribes,andwasherselfnomeanartist.Manyofthesethingsweretoldonthewallsinpicturesorinhieroglyphicwritingofgreatbeauty;andwecametotheconclusionthatnotafewofthemhadbeendonebythePrincessherself.ItwasnotwithoutcausethatshewasinscribedontheSteleas’ProtectoroftheArts’.

           "ButtheKinghadgonetofurtherlengths,andhadhadhisdaughtertaughtmagic,bywhichshehadpoweroverSleepandWill.Thiswasrealmagic—"black"magic;notthemagicofthetemples,which,Imayexplain,wasoftheharmlessor"white"order,andwasintendedtoimpressratherthantoeffect.Shehadbeenanaptpupil;andhadgonefurtherthanherteachers.Herpowerandherresourceshadgivenhergreatopportunities,ofwhichshehadavailedherselftothefull.Shehadwonsecretsfromnatureinstrangeways;andhadevengonetothelengthofgoingdownintothetombherself,havingbeenswathedandcoffinedandleftasdeadforawholemonth.ThepriestshadtriedtomakeoutthattherealPrincessTerahaddiedintheexperiment,andthatanothergirlhadbeensubstituted;butshehadconclusivelyprovedtheirerror.Allthiswastoldinpicturesofgreatmerit.