Копи царя Соломона

Solomon’s Treasure Chamber

           "Ah,Macumazahn,thewatcherbynight,"wasthemockinganswer, "yewhodwellinthestars,doyenotknowthatsomelivelong,andthatsomehaveeyeswhichcanseethroughrock?Ha!ha!ha!" 

           "Lookinthatcorner,Curtis,"Isaid,indicatingthespotGagoolhadpointedout. 

           "Hullo,youfellows,"hecried,"here’sarecess.Greatheavens!seehere." 

           Wehurrieduptowherehewasstandinginanook,shapedsomethinglikeasmallbowwindow.Againstthewallofthisrecesswereplacedthreestonechests,eachabouttwofeetsquare. Twowerefittedwithstonelids,thelidofthethirdrestedagainstthesideofthechest,whichwasopen. 

           "See!"herepeatedhoarsely,holdingthelampovertheopenchest. Welooked,andforamomentcouldmakenothingout,onaccountofasilverysheenwhichdazzledus. Whenoureyesgrewusedtoitwesawthatthechestwasthree-partsfullofuncutdiamonds,mostofthemofconsiderablesize. Stooping,Ipickedsomeup. Yes,therewasnodoubtofit,therewastheunmistakablesoapyfeelaboutthem. 

           IfairlygaspedasIdroppedthem. 

           "Wearetherichestmeninthewholeworld,"Isaid. "MonteChristowasafooltous." 

           "Weshallfloodthemarketwithdiamonds,"saidGood. 

           "Gottogetthemtherefirst,"suggestedSirHenry. 

           Westoodstillwithpalefacesandstaredateachother,thelanterninthemiddleandtheglimmeringgemsbelow,asthoughwewereconspiratorsabouttocommitacrime,insteadofbeing,aswethought,themostfortunatemenonearth. 

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