Проклятие мумии, или Камень Семи Звезд

           Surelyinboththesecasestheremusthavebeensomeactiveintelligenceawake,andwithsomeotherpowertowield."Mr.Trelawny’sanswerwasequallytothepoint:

           "Therewassomeactiveintelligenceawake.Iamconvincedofit.Anditwieldedapowerwhichitneverlacks.Ibelievethatonboththoseoccasionshypnotismwasthepowerwielded."

           "Andwhereinisthatpowercontained?Whatviewdoyouholdonthesubject?"DoctorWinchester’svoicevibratedwiththeintensityofhisexcitementasheleanedforward,breathinghard,andwitheyesstaring.Mr.Trelawnysaidsolemnly:

           "InthemummyoftheQueenTera!Iwascomingtothatpresently.PerhapswehadbetterwaittillIclearthegroundalittle.WhatIholdis,thatthepreparationofthatboxwasmadeforaspecialoccasion;asindeedwereallthepreparationsofthetombandallbelongingtoit.QueenTeradidnottroubleherselftoguardagainstsnakesandscorpions,inthatrockytombcutinthesheerclifffaceahundredfeetabovethelevelofthevalley,andfiftydownfromthesummit.Herprecautionswereagainstthedisturbancesofhumanhands;againstthejealousyandhatredofthepriests,who,hadtheyknownofherrealaims,wouldhavetriedtobafflethem.Fromherpointofview,shemadeallreadyforthetimeofresurrection,wheneverthatmightbe.Igatherfromthesymbolicpicturesinthetombthatshesofardifferedfromthebeliefofhertimethatshelookedforaresurrectionintheflesh.