Проклятие мумии, или Камень Семи Звезд
Chapter 17
Arrangedinorderthesewereasfollows:
Firstly:thestrangelikenessofQueenTeratoMargaretwhohadbeenborninanothercountryathousandmilesaway,wherehermothercouldnotpossiblyhavehadevenapassingknowledgeofherappearance.
Secondly:thedisappearanceofVanHuyn’sbookwhenIhadreaduptothedescriptionoftheStarRuby.
Thirdly:thefindingofthelampsintheboudoir.TerawithherastralbodycouldhaveunlockedthedoorofCorbeck’sroominthehotel,andhavelockeditagainafterherexitwiththelamps.Shecouldinthesamewayhaveopenedthewindow,andputthelampsintheboudoir.ItneednothavebeenthatMargaretinherownpersonshouldhavehadanyhandinthis;but—butitwasatleaststrange.
Fourthly:herethesuspicionsoftheDetectiveandtheDoctorcamebacktomewithrenewedforce,andwithalargerunderstanding.
Fifthly:thereweretheoccasionsonwhichMargaretforetoldwithaccuracythecomingoccasionsofquietude,asthoughshehadsomeconvictionorknowledgeoftheintentionsoftheastral-bodiedQueen.
Sixthly:therewashersuggestionofthefindingoftheRubywhichherfatherhadlost.
