Проклятие мумии, или Камень Семи Звезд

Chapter 16

           Shesmiledatherfatherapprovinglyasshesaid:

           "Youareright,Father.Therewillnotbeanymoretroubletonight.Shewillnotwreckyourarrangementsforanycause.Iwouldstakemylifeuponit."

           "SheorsomethingwreckedusinthedesertwhenwehadcomefromthetombintheValleyoftheSorcerer!"wasthegrimcommentofCorbeck,whowasstandingby.Margaretansweredhimlikeaflash:

           "Ah!shewasthennearhertombfromwhichforthousandsofyearsherbodyhadnotbeenmoved.Shemustknowthatthingsaredifferentnow."

           "Howmustsheknow?"askedCorbeckkeenly.

           "IfshehasthatastralbodythatFatherspokeof,surelyshemustknow!Howcanshefailto,withaninvisiblepresenceandanintellectthatcanroamabroadeventothestarsandtheworldsbeyondus!"Shepaused,andherfathersaidsolemnly:

           "Itisonthatsuppositionthatweareproceeding.Wemusthavethecourageofourconvictions,andactonthemtothelast!"

           Margarettookhishandandhelditinadreamykindofwayaswefiledoutofthehouse.Shewasholdingitstillwhenhelockedthehalldoor,andwhenwemoveduptheroadtothegateway,whencewetookacabtoPaddington.

           Whenallthegoodswereloadedatthestation,thewholeoftheworkmenwentontothetrain;thistookalsosomeofthestone-wagonsusedforcarryingthecaseswiththegreatsarcophagi.

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