Проклятие мумии, или Камень Семи Звезд

           Trelawny,seeingmelookingatthis,said,correctlyinterpretingmythoughts:

           "Yes!itisnew.Ihungittheremyselfonpurpose.Iknewweshouldhavetolowergreatweights;andasIdidnotwishtotaketoomanyintomyconfidence,IarrangedatacklewhichIcouldworkaloneifnecessary."

           Wesettoworkatonce;andbeforenightfallhadlowered,unhooked,andplacedinthepositionsdesignatedforeachbyTrelawny,allthegreatsarcophagiandallthecuriosandothermatterswhichwehadtakenwithus.

           Itwasastrangeandweirdproceeding,theplacingofthosewonderfulmonumentsofabygoneageinthatgreencavern,whichrepresentedinitscuttingandpurposeandup-to-datemechanismandelectriclightsboththeoldworldandthenew.ButastimewentonIgrewmoreandmoretorecognisethewisdomandcorrectnessofMr.Trelawny’schoice.IwasmuchdisturbedwhenSilvio,whohadbeenbroughtintothecaveinthearmsofhismistress,andwhowaslyingasleeponmycoatwhichIhadtakenoff,sprangupwhenthecatmummyhadbeenunpacked,andflewatitwiththesameferocitywhichhehadpreviouslyexhibited.TheincidentshowedMargaretinanewphase,andonewhichgavemyheartapang.Shehadbeenstandingquitestillatonesideofthecaveleaningonasarcophagus,inoneofthosefitsofabstractionwhichhadoflatecomeuponher;butonhearingthesound,andseeingSilvio’sviolentonslaught,sheseemedtofallintoapositivefuryofpassion.