Проклятие мумии, или Камень Семи Звезд

           HesuggestedthatIshouldcomealso.Whenwehadentered,SirJamesturnedtomeandsaid:

           "IunderstandfromDoctorWinchesterthatyouareafriendofMissTrelawny,andthatyouhavealreadyconsiderableknowledgeofthiscase.Perhapsitwillbewellthatyoushouldbewithus.Iknowyoualreadyasakeenlawyer,Mr.Ross,thoughIneverhadthepleasureofmeetingyou.AsDoctorWinchestertellsmethattherearesomestrangemattersoutsidethiscasewhichseemtopuzzlehim—andothers—andinwhichhethinksyoumayyetbespeciallyinterested,itmightbeaswellthatyoushouldknoweveryphaseofthecase.FormyselfIdonottakemuchaccountofmysteries—exceptthoseofscience;andasthereseemstobesomeideaofanattemptatassassinationorrobbery,allIcansayisthatifassassinswereatworktheyoughttotakesomeelementarylessonsinanatomybeforetheirnextjob,fortheyseemthoroughlyignorant.Ifrobberyweretheirpurpose,theyseemtohaveworkedwithmarvellousinefficiency.That,however,isnotmybusiness."Herehetookabigpinchofsnuff,andturningtotoMissTrelawny,wenton:"Nowastothepatient.Leavingoutthecauseofhisillness,allwecansayatpresentisthatheappearstobesufferingfromamarkedattackofcatalepsy.Atpresentnothingcanbedone,excepttosustainhisstrength.ThetreatmentofmyfriendDoctorWinchesterismainlysuchasIapproveof;andIamconfidentthatshouldanyslightchangearisehewillbeabletodealwithitsatisfactorily.