Проклятие мумии, или Камень Семи Звезд
Chapter 16
DoctorWinchesterwasthefirsttospeak:
"Whatisthepropertime?Haveyouanyapproximation,evenifyouarenotsatisfiedastotheexactday?"Heansweredatonce:
"AfterthemostanxiousthoughtIhavefixedonJuly31!"
"MayIaskwhythatdate?"Hespokehisanswerslowly:
"QueenTerawasruledingreatdegreebymysticism,andtherearesomanyevidencesthatshelookedforresurrectionthatnaturallyshewouldchooseaperiodruledoverbyaGodspecialisedtosuchapurpose.Now,thefourthmonthoftheseasonofInundationwasruledbyHarmachis,thisbeingthenamefor’Ra’,theSun-God,athisrisinginthemorning,andthereforetypifyingtheawakeningorarising.Thisarisingismanifestlytophysicallife,sinceitisofthemid-worldofhumandailylife.Nowasthismonthbeginsonour25thJuly,theseventhdaywouldbeJuly31st,foryoumaybesurethatthemysticQueenwouldnothavechosenanydaybuttheseventhorsomepowerofseven.
"Idaresaythatsomeofyouhavewonderedwhyourpreparationshavebeensodeliberatelyundertaken.Thisiswhy!Wemustbereadyineverypossiblewaywhenthetimecomes;buttherewasnouseinhavingtowaitroundforaneedlessnumberofdays."
Andsowewaitedonlyforthe31stofJuly,thenextdaybutone,whentheGreatExperimentwouldbemade.