Проклятие мумии, или Камень Семи Звезд

Chapter 6

           Trelawnyhadbeenmadebysomeoneresidinginthehouseandnotwithinthesphereofsuspicion,theoddnessofthestupefyingswouldstillremainamystery.Itisnoteasytoputanyoneintoacatalepsy.Indeed,sofarasisknownyetinscience,thereisnowaytoachievesuchanobjectatwill.ThecruxofthewholematterisMissTrelawny,whoseemstobesubjecttononeoftheinfluences,orpossiblyofthevariantsofthesameinfluenceatwork.Throughallshegoesunscathed,exceptforthatoneslightsemi-faint.Itismoststrange!"

           Ilistenedwithasinkingheart;for,thoughhismannerwasnotilluminativeofdistrust,hisargumentwasdisturbing.AlthoughitwasnotsodirectasthesuspicionoftheDetective,itseemedtosingleoutMissTrelawnyasdifferentfromallothersconcerned;andinamysterytobealoneistobesuspected,ultimatelyifnotimmediately.Ithoughtitbetternottosayanything.Insuchacasesilenceisindeedgolden;andifIsaidnothingnowImighthavelesstodefend,orexplain,ortakebacklater.Iwas,therefore,secretlygladthathisformofputtinghisargumentdidnotrequireanyanswerfrommeforthepresent,atallevents.DoctorWinchesterdidnotseemtoexpectanyanswerafactwhich,whenIrecognisedit,gavemypleasure,Ihardlyknewwhy.Hepausedforawhile,sittingwithhischininhishand,hiseyesstaringatvacancy,whilsthisbrowswerefixed.Hiscigarwasheldlimpbetweenhisfingers;hehadapparentlyforgottenit.

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