Проклятие мумии, или Камень Семи Звезд
Chapter 5
"Thenturningtomehesaid:
"Youhadbetterletmedressyourhand."
"Itisnothing,"Isaid.
"Neverthelessitshouldbeseento.Ascratchfromanyanimalmightturnoutdangerous;thereisnothinglikebeingsafe."Isubmitted;forthwithhebegantodressmyhand.Heexaminedwithamagnifying-glasstheseveralparallelwounds,andcomparedthemwiththeslipofblotting-paper,markedwithSilvio’sclaws,whichhetookfromhispocket-book.Heputbackthepaper,simplyremarking:
"It’sapitythatSilvioslipsin—andout—justwhenheshouldn’t."
Themorningworeslowlyon.Byteno’clockNurseKennedyhadsofarrecoveredthatshewasabletositupandtalkintelligibly.Butshewasstillhazyinherthoughts;andcouldnotrememberanythingthathadhappenedonthepreviousnight,afterhertakingherplacebythesick-bed.Asyetsheseemedneithertoknownorcarewhathadhappened.
Itwasnearlyeleveno’clockwhenDoctorWinchesterreturnedwithSirJamesFrere.SomehowIfeltmyheartsinkwhenfromthelandingIsawtheminthehallbelow;IknewthatMissTrelawnywastohavethepainoftellingyetanotherstrangerofherignoranceofherfather’slife.
SirJamesFrerewasamanwhocommandedattentionfollowedbyrespect.Heknewsothoroughlywhathewantedhimself,thatheplacedatonceononesideallwishesandideasoflessdefinitepersons.
