Копи царя Соломона

Solomon’s Treasure Chamber

           Iamnotgoingtobefrightenedbythatolddevil;"andfollowedbyFoulata,who,however,evidentlydidnotatalllikethebusiness,forshewasshiveringwithfear,heplungedintothepassageafterGagool anexamplewhichwequicklyfollowed. 

           Afewyardsdownthepassage,inthenarrowwayhewnoutofthelivingrock,Gagoolhadpaused, andwaswaitingforus. 

           "See,mylords,"shesaid,holdingthelightbeforeher,"thosewhostoredthetreasureherefledinhaste, andbethoughtthemtoguardagainstanywhoshouldfindthesecretofthedoor,buthadnotthetime," andshepointedtolargesquareblocksofstone,which,totheheightoftwocourses(abouttwofeetthree),hadbeenplacedacrossthepassagewithaviewtowallingitup. Alongthesideofthepassageweresimilarblocksreadyforuse, and,mostcuriousofall,aheapofmortarandacoupleoftrowels,whichtools,sofaraswehadtimetoexaminethem,appearedtobeofasimilarshapeandmaketothoseusedbyworkmentothisday. 

           HereFoulata,whohadbeeninastateofgreatfearandagitationthroughout,saidthatshefeltfaintandcouldgonofarther,butwouldwaitthere. Accordinglywesetherdownontheunfinishedwall,placingthebasketofprovisionsbyherside,andlefthertorecover. 

           Followingthepassageforaboutfifteenpacesfarther,wecamesuddenlytoanelaboratelypaintedwoodendoor. Itwasstandingwideopen. Whoeverwaslasttherehadeithernotfoundthetimetoshutit,orhadforgottentodoso. 

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