Прокляття мумії, або Камінь Семи Зірок

           DoctorWinchesterwasthefirsttospeak:

           "Whatisthepropertime?Haveyouanyapproximation,evenifyouarenotsatisfiedastotheexactday?"Heansweredatonce:

           "AfterthemostanxiousthoughtIhavefixedonJuly31!"

           "MayIaskwhythatdate?"Hespokehisanswerslowly:

           "QueenTerawasruledingreatdegreebymysticism,andtherearesomanyevidencesthatshelookedforresurrectionthatnaturallyshewouldchooseaperiodruledoverbyaGodspecialisedtosuchapurpose.Now,thefourthmonthoftheseasonofInundationwasruledbyHarmachis,thisbeingthenamefor’Ra’,theSun-God,athisrisinginthemorning,andthereforetypifyingtheawakeningorarising.Thisarisingismanifestlytophysicallife,sinceitisofthemid-worldofhumandailylife.Nowasthismonthbeginsonour25thJuly,theseventhdaywouldbeJuly31st,foryoumaybesurethatthemysticQueenwouldnothavechosenanydaybuttheseventhorsomepowerofseven.

           "Idaresaythatsomeofyouhavewonderedwhyourpreparationshavebeensodeliberatelyundertaken.Thisiswhy!Wemustbereadyineverypossiblewaywhenthetimecomes;buttherewasnouseinhavingtowaitroundforaneedlessnumberofdays."

           Andsowewaitedonlyforthe31stofJuly,thenextdaybutone,whentheGreatExperimentwouldbemade.