Проклятие мумии, или Камень Семи Звезд

           Thedriverhadfoundonpullingupthatjustaheadofthetrainasmalllandsliphadtakenplace,someoftheredearthfromthehighbankhavingfallenaway.Itdidnothoweverreachtothemetals;andthedriverhadresumedhisway,nonetoowellpleasedatthedelay.Tousehisownwords,theguardthought"therewastoomuchballycautiononthis’ereline!’"

           WearrivedatWestertonaboutnineo’clockintheevening.Cartsandhorseswereinwaiting,andtheworkofunloadingthetrainbeganatonce.Ourownpartydidnotwaittoseetheworkdone,asitwasinthehandsofcompetentpeople.Wetookthecarriagewhichwasinwaiting,andthroughthedarknessofthenightspedontoKyllion.

           Wewereallimpressedbythehouseasitappearedinthebrightmoonlight.AgreatgreystonemansionoftheJacobeanperiod;vastandspacious,standinghighovertheseaontheveryvergeofahighcliff.Whenwehadsweptroundthecurveoftheavenuecutthroughtherock,andcomeoutonthehighplateauonwhichthehousestood,thecrashandmurmurofwavesbreakingagainstrockfarbelowuscamewithaninvigoratingbreathofmoistseaair.Weunderstoodtheninaninstanthowwellwewereshutoutfromtheworldonthatrockyshelfabovethesea.

           Withinthehousewefoundallready.Mrs.Grantandherstaffhadworkedwell,andallwasbrightandfreshandclean.