Прокляття мумії, або Камінь Семи Зірок
Chapter 19
Roundtheneckitwasdelicatelyembroideredinpuregoldwithtinyspraysofsycamore;androundthefeet,similarlyworked,wasanendlesslineoflotusplantsofunequalheight,andwithallthegracefulabandonofnaturalgrowth.
Acrossthebody,butmanifestlynotsurroundingit,wasagirdleofjewels.Awondrousgirdle,whichshoneandglowedwithalltheformsandphasesandcoloursofthesky!
Thebucklewasagreatyellowstone,roundofoutline,deepandcurved,asifayieldingglobehadbeenpresseddown.Itshoneandglowed,asthoughaveritablesunlaywithin;theraysofitslightseemedtostrikeoutandillumineallround.Flankingitweretwogreatmoonstonesoflessersize,whoseglowing,besidethegloryofthesunstone,waslikethesilverysheenofmoonlight.
Andthenoneitherside,linkedbygoldenclaspsofexquisiteshape,wasalineofflamingjewels,ofwhichthecoloursseemedtoglow.Eachofthesestonesseemedtoholdalivingstar,whichtwinkledineveryphaseofchanginglight.
Margaretraisedherhandsinecstasy.Shebentovertoexaminemoreclosely;butsuddenlydrewbackandstoodfullyerectathergrandheight.Sheseemedtospeakwiththeconvictionofabsoluteknowledgeasshesaid:
"Thatisnocerement!Itwasnotmeantfortheclothingofdeath!Itisamarriagerobe!"
Mr.Trelawnyleanedoverandtouchedthelinenrobe.
