Проклятие мумии, или Камень Семи Звезд

           "’Awoman’slife!’Whatisawoman’slifeinthescalewithwhatwehopefor!Why,weareriskingalreadyawoman’slife;thedearestlifetomeinalltheworld,andthatgrowsmoredearwitheveryhourthatpasses.Weareriskingaswellthelivesoffourmen;yoursandmyown,aswellasthosetwootherswhohavebeenwontoourconfidence.’Theproofthatresurrectioncanbeaccomplished!’Thatismuch.Amarvellousthinginthisageofscience,andthescepticismthatknowledgemakes.ButlifeandresurrectionarethemselvesbutitemsinwhatmaybewonbytheaccomplishmentofthisGreatExperiment.Imaginewhatitwillbefortheworldofthought—thetrueworldofhumanprogress—theveritableroadtotheStars,theituradastraoftheAncients—iftherecancomebacktousoutoftheunknownpastonewhocanyieldtousthelorestoredinthegreatLibraryofAlexandria,andlostinitsconsumingflames.Notonlyhistorycanbesetright,andtheteachingsofsciencemadeveritablefromtheirbeginnings;butwecanbeplacedontheroadtotheknowledgeoflostarts,lostlearning,lostsciences,sothatourfeetmaytreadontheindicatedpathtotheirultimateandcompleterestoration.Why,thiswomancantelluswhattheworldwaslikebeforewhatiscalled’theFlood’;cangiveustheoriginofthatvastastoundingmyth;cansetthemindbacktotheconsiderationofthingswhichtousnowseemprimeval,butwhichwereoldstoriesbeforethedaysofthePatriarchs.