Проклятие мумии, или Камень Семи Звезд

           Arrangedinorderthesewereasfollows:

           Firstly:thestrangelikenessofQueenTeratoMargaretwhohadbeenborninanothercountryathousandmilesaway,wherehermothercouldnotpossiblyhavehadevenapassingknowledgeofherappearance.

           Secondly:thedisappearanceofVanHuyn’sbookwhenIhadreaduptothedescriptionoftheStarRuby.

           Thirdly:thefindingofthelampsintheboudoir.TerawithherastralbodycouldhaveunlockedthedoorofCorbeck’sroominthehotel,andhavelockeditagainafterherexitwiththelamps.Shecouldinthesamewayhaveopenedthewindow,andputthelampsintheboudoir.ItneednothavebeenthatMargaretinherownpersonshouldhavehadanyhandinthis;but—butitwasatleaststrange.

           Fourthly:herethesuspicionsoftheDetectiveandtheDoctorcamebacktomewithrenewedforce,andwithalargerunderstanding.

           Fifthly:thereweretheoccasionsonwhichMargaretforetoldwithaccuracythecomingoccasionsofquietude,asthoughshehadsomeconvictionorknowledgeoftheintentionsoftheastral-bodiedQueen.

           Sixthly:therewashersuggestionofthefindingoftheRubywhichherfatherhadlost.