Проклятие мумии, или Камень Семи Звезд

           Theloftinessofherthoughtsseemedtoupliftusallaswelistened.Hernoblewords,flowinginmusicalcadenceandvibrantwithinternalforce,seemedtoissuefromsomegreatinstrumentofelementalpower.Evenhertonewasnewtousall;sothatwelistenedastosomenewandstrangebeingfromanewandstrangeworld.Herfather’sfacewasfullofdelight.Iknewnowitscause.Iunderstoodthehappinessthathadcomeintohislife,onhisreturntotheworldthatheknew,fromthatprolongedsojournintheworldofdreams.Tofindinhisdaughter,whosenaturehehadnevertillnowknown,suchawealthofaffection,suchasplendourofspiritualinsight,suchascholarlyimagination,such...Therestofhisfeelingwasofhope!

           Thetwoothermenweresilentunconsciously.Onemanhadhadhisdreaming;fortheother,hisdreamsweretocome.

           Formyself,Iwaslikeoneinatrance.Whowasthisnew,radiantbeingwhohadwontoexistenceoutofthemistanddarknessofourfears?Lovehasdivinepossibilitiesforthelover’sheart!Thewingsofthesoulmayexpandatanytimefromtheshouldersofthelovedone,whothenmaysweepintoangelform.IknewthatinmyMargaret’snatureweredivinepossibilitiesofmanykinds.Whenundertheshadeoftheoverhangingwillow-treeontheriver,Ihadgazedintothedepthsofherbeautifuleyes,Ihadthenceforthastrictbeliefinthemanifoldbeautiesandexcellencesofhernature;butthissoaringandunderstandingspiritwas,indeed,arevelation.