Проклятие мумии, или Камень Семи Звезд
Chapter 19
"Youweregoingtohelptoo!"shesaidtome,withanindignantlook.
Isaidnothing;Ithoughtsilencewasbest.Mr.Trelawnywentonhurriedly;Icouldseethathewasgladofinterruption,forthepartofhisargumentconcerningabarrister’sworkwasbecomingdecidedlyweak:
"Mychild,youwillbewithusyourself.Wouldwedoanythingwhichwouldhurtoroffendyou?Comenow!bereasonable!Wearenotatapleasureparty.Weareallgravemen,enteringgravelyonanexperimentwhichmayunfoldthewisdomofoldtimes,andenlargehumanknowledgeindefinitely;whichmayputthemindsofmenonnewtracksofthoughtandresearch.Anexperiment,"ashewentonhisvoicedeepened,"whichmaybefraughtwithdeathtoanyoneofus—tousall!Weknowfromwhathasbeen,thatthereare,ormaybe,vastandunknowndangersaheadofus,ofwhichnoneinthehousetodaymayeverseetheend.Takeit,mychild,thatwearenotactinglightly;butwithallthegravityofdeeplyearnestmen!Besides,mydear,whateverfeelingsyouoranyofusmayhaveonthesubject,itisnecessaryforthesuccessoftheexperimenttounswatheher.Ithinkthatunderanycircumstancesitwouldbenecessarytoremovethewrappingsbeforeshebecameagainalivehumanbeinginsteadofaspiritualisedcorpsewithanastralbody.