Проклятие мумии, или Камень Семи Звезд

           AsquietlyashecouldheopenedthedoorofthesafewiththekeyfastenedtohiswristandplacedtheJewelwithin.Whentheheavydoorswereclosedandlockedheseemedtobreathemorefreely.

           Somehowthisepisode,thoughadisturbingoneinmanyways,seemedtobringusbacktoouroldselves.SincewehadleftLondonwehadallbeenoverstrained;andthiswasasortofrelief.Anotherstepinourstrangeenterprisehadbeeneffected.

           ThechangebackwasmoremarkedinMargaretthaninanyofus.Perhapsitwasthatshewasawoman,whilstweweremen;perhapsitwasthatshewasyoungerthantherest;perhapsbothreasonswereeffective,eachinitsownway.Atanyratethechangewasthere,andIwashappierthanIhadbeenthroughthelongjourney.Allherbuoyancy,hertenderness,herdeepfeelingseemedtoshineforthoncemore;nowandagainasherfather’seyesrestedonher,hisfaceseemedtolightup.

           Whilstwewaitedforthecartstoarrive,Mr.Trelawnytookusthroughthehouse,pointingoutandexplainingwheretheobjectswhichwehadbroughtwithusweretobeplaced.Inonerespectonlydidhewithholdconfidence.ThepositionsofallthosethingswhichhadconnectionwiththeGreatExperimentwerenotindicated.Thecasescontainingthemweretobeleftintheouterhall,forthepresent.

           Bythetimewehadmadethesurvey,thecartsbegantoarrive;andthestirandbustleofthepreviousnightwererenewed.Mr.