Проклятие мумии, или Камень Семи Звезд
Chapter 19
Atlastweknewthatthewrappingswerecomingtoanend.AlreadytheproportionswerereducedtothoseofanormalfigureofthemanifestheightoftheQueen,whowasmorethanaverageheight.Andastheenddrewnearer,soMargaret’spallorgrew;andherheartbeatmoreandmorewildly,tillherbreastheavedinawaythatfrightenedme.
Justasherfatherwastakingawaythelastofthebandages,hehappenedtolookupandcaughtthepainedandanxiouslookofherpaleface.Hepaused,andtakingherconcerntobeastotheoutrageonmodesty,saidinacomfortingway:
"Donotbeuneasy,dear!See!thereisnothingtoharmyou.TheQueenhasonarobe.—Ay,andaroyalrobe,too!"
Thewrappingwasawidepiecethewholelengthofthebody.Itbeingremoved,aprofuselyfullrobeofwhitelinenhadappeared,coveringthebodyfromthethroattothefeet.
Andsuchlinen!Weallbentovertolookatit.
Margaretlostherconcern,inherwoman’sinterestinfinestuff.Thentherestofuslookedwithadmiration;forsurelysuchlinenwasneverseenbytheeyesofourage.Itwasasfineasthefinestsilk.Butneverwasspunorwovensilkwhichlayinsuchgraciousfolds,constrictthoughtheywerebytheclosewrappingsofthemummycloth,andfixedintohardnessbythepassingofthousandsofyears.
