Прокляття мумії, або Камінь Семи Зірок

           "’No!’

           "’TheywereintheshapeofthestarsinthePlough,asthestarsareintheruby!’Thestatementcametomewithacertainsenseofconviction.Idonotknowwhy,exceptthattherehadbeensomanymysteriousassociationswiththemummyandallbelongingtoitthatanynewoneseemedenlightening.IlistenedasTrelawnywentontoexplain:

           "’ForsixteenyearsIhaveneverceasedtothinkofthatadventure,ortotrytofindacluetothemysterieswhichcamebeforeus;butneveruntillastnightdidIseemtofindasolution.IthinkImusthavedreamedofit,forIwokeallonfireaboutit.Ijumpedoutofbedwithadeterminationofdoingsomething,beforeIquiteknewwhatitwasthatIwishedtodo.Then,allatonce,thepurposewasclearbeforeme.TherewereallusionsinthewritingonthewallsofthetombtothesevenstarsoftheGreatBearthatgotomakeupthePlough;andtheNorthwasagainandagainemphasized.Thesamesymbolswererepeatedwithregardtothe"MagicBox",aswecalledit.Wehadalreadynoticedthosepeculiartranslucentspacesinthestoneofthebox.Yourememberthehieroglyphicwritinghadtoldthatthejewelcamefromtheheartofanaerolite,andthatthecofferwascutfromitalso.Itmightbe,Ithought,thatthelightofthesevenstars,shiningintherightdirection,mighthavesomeeffectonthebox,orsomethingwithinit.Iraisedtheblindandlookedout.