Проклятие мумии, или Камень Семи Звезд
Chapter 6
Theremustbepowerfulagenciesatworktoeffectsuchapurpose;anditispossiblethatwemayhaveheresomeraresubstanceorcombinationwhosequalitiesandpowersarenotunderstoodinthislaterandmoreprosaicage.IwonderifMr.Trelawnyhasanyknowledge,orevensuspicion,ofsuchakind?Ionlyknowthisforcertain,thataworseatmosphereforasickchambercouldnotpossiblybeimagined;andIadmirethecourageofSirJamesFrereinrefusingtohaveanythingtodowithacaseundersuchconditions.TheseinstructionsofMr.Trelawnytohisdaughter,andfromwhatyouhavetoldme,thecarewithwhichhehasprotectedhiswishesthroughhissolicitor,showthathesuspectedsomething,atanyrate.Indeed,itwouldalmostseemasifheexpectedsomethingtohappen....Iwonderifitwouldbepossibletolearnanythingaboutthat!Surelyhispaperswouldshoworsuggestsomething....Itisadifficultmattertotackle;butitmighthavetobedone.Hispresentconditioncannotgoonforever;andifanythingshouldhappentherewouldhavetobeaninquest.Insuchcasefullexaminationwouldhavetobemadeintoeverything....Asitstands,thepoliceevidencewouldshowamurderousattackmorethanoncerepeated.Asnoclueisapparent,itwouldbenecessarytoseekoneinamotive."
Hewassilent.Thelastwordsseemedtocomeinalowerandlowertoneashewenton.Ithadtheeffectofhopelessness.
