Проклятие мумии, или Камень Семи Звезд

           Sotheconvictiongrewonmethattherewerespeciallampsmadeforthepurpose.Ifwecouldfindthem,astepontheroadtosolvingthemysteryshouldbegained.

           "’Butwhataboutthelamps?’Iasked.’Wherearethey?Whenarewetodiscoverthem?Howarewetoknowthemifwedofindthem?What—"

           "Hestoppedmeatonce:

           "’Onethingatatime!’hesaidquietly.’Yourfirstquestioncontainsalltherest.Wherearetheselamps?Ishalltellyou:Inthetomb!’

           "’Inthetomb!’Irepeatedinsurprise.’WhyyouandIsearchedtheplaceourselvesfromendtoend;andtherewasnotasignofalamp.Notasignofanythingremainingwhenwecameawaythefirsttime;oronthesecond,exceptthebodiesoftheArabs.’

           "WhilstIwasspeaking,hehaduncoiledsomelargesheetsofpaperwhichhehadbroughtinhishandfromhisownroom.Thesehespreadoutonthegreattable,keepingtheiredgesdownwithbooksandweights.Iknewthemataglance;theywerethecarefulcopieswhichhehadmadeofourfirsttranscriptsfromthewritinginthetomb.Whenhehadallready,heturnedtomeandsaidslowly:

           "’Doyourememberwondering,whenweexaminedthetomb,atthelackofonethingwhichisusuallyfoundinsuchatomb?’

           "’Yes!Therewasnoserdab.’

           "Theserdab,Imayperhapsexplain,"saidMr.Corbecktome,"isasortofnichebuiltorhewninthewallofatomb.