Проклятие мумии, или Камень Семи Звезд

           Roundtheneckitwasdelicatelyembroideredinpuregoldwithtinyspraysofsycamore;androundthefeet,similarlyworked,wasanendlesslineoflotusplantsofunequalheight,andwithallthegracefulabandonofnaturalgrowth.

           Acrossthebody,butmanifestlynotsurroundingit,wasagirdleofjewels.Awondrousgirdle,whichshoneandglowedwithalltheformsandphasesandcoloursofthesky!

           Thebucklewasagreatyellowstone,roundofoutline,deepandcurved,asifayieldingglobehadbeenpresseddown.Itshoneandglowed,asthoughaveritablesunlaywithin;theraysofitslightseemedtostrikeoutandillumineallround.Flankingitweretwogreatmoonstonesoflessersize,whoseglowing,besidethegloryofthesunstone,waslikethesilverysheenofmoonlight.

           Andthenoneitherside,linkedbygoldenclaspsofexquisiteshape,wasalineofflamingjewels,ofwhichthecoloursseemedtoglow.Eachofthesestonesseemedtoholdalivingstar,whichtwinkledineveryphaseofchanginglight.

           Margaretraisedherhandsinecstasy.Shebentovertoexaminemoreclosely;butsuddenlydrewbackandstoodfullyerectathergrandheight.Sheseemedtospeakwiththeconvictionofabsoluteknowledgeasshesaid:

           "Thatisnocerement!Itwasnotmeantfortheclothingofdeath!Itisamarriagerobe!"

           Mr.Trelawnyleanedoverandtouchedthelinenrobe.