Копи царя Соломона

Solomon’s Treasure Chamber

           "Hee!hee!hee!"cackledoldGagoolbehindus,assheflittedaboutlikeavampirebat. "Therearethebrightstonesyelove,whitemen,asmanyasyewill; takethem,runthemthroughyourfingers,eatofthem,hee!hee!drinkofthem,ha!ha!" 

           Atthatmomenttherewassomethingsoridiculoustomymindattheideaofeatinganddrinkingdiamonds,thatIbegantolaughoutrageously,anexamplewhichtheothersfollowed,withoutknowingwhy. Therewestoodandshriekedwithlaughteroverthegemsthatwereours, whichhadbeenfoundforusthousandsofyearsagobythepatientdelversinthegreatholeyonder,andstoredforusbySolomon’slong-deadoverseer, whosename,perchance,waswritteninthecharactersstampedonthefadedwaxthatyetadheredtothelidsofthechest. Solomonnevergotthem,norDavid,orDaSilvestra,noranybodyelse. Wehadgotthem: therebeforeusweremillionsofpounds’worthofdiamonds,andthousandsofpounds’worthofgoldandivoryonlywaitingtobetakenaway. 

           Suddenlythefitpassedoff,andwestoppedlaughing. 

           "Opentheotherchests,whitemen,"croakedGagool,"therearesurelymoretherein.Takeyourfill,whitelords!Ha!ha!takeyourfill." 

           Thusadjured,wesettoworktopullupthestonelidsontheothertwo,firstnotwithoutafeelingofsacrilegebreakingthesealsthatfastenedthem. 

           Hoorah!theywerefulltoo,fulltothebrim;atleast,thesecondonewas;nowretchedburglariousDaSilvestrahadbeenfillinggoat-skinsoutofthat. 

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