Прокляття мумії, або Камінь Семи Зірок

           "Isuspendmyjudgment!"frommyself,thinkingitadvisabletosaysomething.

           Thenbycommonconsentwedroppedthetheme—forthepresent.

           InmyroomthateveningIwasmakingsomenotesofwhathadhappened,whentherecamealowtaponthedoor.InobediencetomysummonsSergeantDawcamein,carefullyclosingthedoorbehindhim.

           "Well,Sergeant,"saidI,"sitdown.Whatisit?"

           "Iwantedtospeaktoyou,sir,aboutthoselamps."Inoddedandwaited:hewenton:"YouknowthatthatroomwheretheywerefoundopensdirectlyintotheroomwhereMissTrelawnysleptlastnight?"

           "Yes."

           "Duringthenightawindowsomewhereinthatpartofthehousewasopened,andshutagain.Iheardit,andtookalookround;butIcouldseenosignofanything."

           "Yes,Iknowthat!"Isaid;"Iheardawindowmovedmyself."

           "Doesnothingstrikeyouasstrangeaboutit,sir?"

           "Strange!"Isaid;"Strange!whyit’sallthemostbewildering,maddeningthingIhaveeverencountered.Itisallsostrangethatoneseemstowonder,andsimplywaitsforwhatwillhappennext.Butwhatdoyoumeanbystrange?"

           TheDetectivepaused,asifchoosinghiswordstobegin;andthensaiddeliberately:

           "Yousee,Iamnotonewhobelievesinmagicandsuchthings.Iamforfactsallthetime;andIalwaysfindinthelong-runthatthereisareasonandacauseforeverything.