Прокляття мумії, або Камінь Семи Зірок
Chapter 4
Justbehindmychair,andalittlebackofit,stoodahighbuhlcabinet.Theglassdoorwasshattered.Iasked:
"Wasthisthedirectionofyourfirstshotoryoursecond?"Theanswercamepromptly.
"Thesecond;thefirstwasoverthere!"
Heturnedalittletotheleft,moretowardthewallwherethegreatsafestood,andpointed.Ifollowedthedirectionofhishandandcametothelowtablewhereonrested,amongstothercurios,themummyofthecatwhichhadraisedSilvio’sire.Igotacandleandeasilyfoundthemarkofthebullet.Ithadbrokenalittleglassvaseandatazzaofblackbasalt,exquisitelyengravedwithhieroglyphics,thegravenlinesbeingfilledwithsomefaintgreencementandthewholethingbeingpolishedtoanequalsurface.Thebullet,flattenedagainstthewall,layonthetable.
Ithenwenttothebrokencabinet.Itwasevidentlyareceptacleforvaluablecurios;forinitweresomegreatscarabsofgold,agate,greenjasper,amethyst,lapislazuli,opal,granite,andblue-greenchina.Noneofthesethingshappilyweretouched.Thebullethadgonethroughthebackofthecabinet;butnootherdamage,savetheshatteringoftheglass,hadbeendone.Icouldnotbutnoticethestrangearrangementofthecuriosontheshelfofthecabinet.Allthescarabs,rings,amulets,&c.werearrangedinanunevenovalroundanexquisitely-carvedgoldenminiaturefigureofahawk-headedGodcrownedwithadiskandplumes.
