Проклятие мумии, или Камень Семи Звезд

           Trelawnyisstillinthisstateofinsensibility;andyet,sofarasweknow,hisbodyhasnothadsuchrigidityatall?"

           "ThatIcannotanswer.Theproblemisonewhichwemaysolveinafewhours;oritmayneedafewdays.Butitwillbeausefullessonindiagnosistousall;andperhapstomanyandmanyothersafterus,whoknows!"headded,withthegenuinefireofanenthusiast.

           Asthemorningworeon,heflittedperpetuallybetweenthetworooms,watchinganxiouslyoverbothpatients.HemadeMrs.GrantremainwiththeNurse,buteitherMissTrelawnyorI,generallybothofus,remainedwiththewoundedman.Weeachmanaged,however,togetbathedanddressed;theDoctorandMrs.GrantremainedwithMr.Trelawnywhilstwehadbreakfast.

           SergeantDawwentofftoreportatScotlandYardtheprogressofthenight;andthentothelocalstationtoarrangeforthecomingofhiscomrade,Wright,asfixedwithSuperintendentDolan.WhenhereturnedIcouldnotbutthinkthathehadbeenhauledoverthecoalsforshootinginasick-room;orperhapsforshootingatallwithoutcertainandpropercause.Hisremarktomeenlightenedmeinthematter:

           "Agoodcharacterisworthsomething,sir,inspiteofwhatsomeofthemsay.See!I’vestillgotleavetocarrymyrevolver."

           Thatdaywasalongandanxiousone.TowardnightfallNurseKennedysofarimprovedthattherigidityofherlimbsentirelydisappeared