Проклятие мумии, или Камень Семи Звезд

           Itwaseasytoseethatintheyearsthathadelapsedtherehadbeenothervisitorstothetomb;andmyheartsankwithinmewhenIthoughtthatsomeofthemmightbychancehavecomeacrossthesecretplace.Itwouldbeabitterdiscoveryindeedtofindthattheyhadforestalledme;andthatmyjourneyhadbeeninvain.

           "ThebitternesswasrealisedwhenIlitmytorches,andpassedbetweentheseven-sidedcolumnstotheChapelofthetomb.

           "There,intheveryspotwhereIhadexpectedtofindit,wastheopeningofaserdab.Andtheserdabwasempty.

           "ButtheChapelwasnotempty;forthedried-upbodyofamaninArabdresslaycloseundertheopening,asthoughhehadbeenstrickendown.IexaminedallroundthewallstoseeifTrelawny’ssurmisewascorrect;andIfoundthatinallthepositionsofthestarsasgiven,thePointersofthePloughindicatedaspottothelefthand,orsouthside,oftheopeningoftheserdab,wherewasasinglestaringold.

           "Ipressedthis,anditgaveway.Thestonewhichhadmarkedthefrontoftheserdab,andwhichlaybackagainstthewallwithin,movedslightly.Onfurtherexaminingtheothersideoftheopening,Ifoundasimilarspot,indicatedbyotherrepresentationsoftheconstellation;butthiswasitselfafigureofthesevenstars,andeachwaswroughtinburnishedgold.Ipressedeachstarinturn;butwithoutresult.