Проклятие мумии, или Камень Семи Звезд

           Ireallyamgrateful;andIhaveeveryconfidenceinyourjudgment.Ifyouwish,orthinkitbest,wecanbealone."Istoodup;butMr.Marvinmadeadissentientgesture.Hewasevidentlypleasedwithherattitude;therewasgenialityinhisvoiceandmannerashespoke:

           "Notatall!Notatall!ThereisnorestrictiononyourFather’spart;andonmyownIamquitewilling.Indeed,alltold,itmaybebetter.FromwhatyouhavesaidofMr.Trelawny’sillness,andtheother—incidental—matters,itwillbewellincaseofanygraveeventuality,thatitwasunderstoodfromthefirst,thatcircumstanceswereruledbyyourFather’sownimperativeinstructions.For,pleaseunderstandme,hisinstructionsareimperative—mostimperative.TheyaresounyieldingthathehasgivenmeaPowerofAttorney,underwhichIhaveundertakentoact,authorisingmetoseehiswrittenwishescarriedout.Pleasebelievemeonceforall,thatheintendedfullyeverythingmentionedinthatlettertoyou!Whilstheisaliveheistoremaininhisownroom;andnoneofhispropertyistoberemovedfromitunderanycircumstanceswhatever.Hehasevengivenaninventoryofthearticleswhicharenottobedisplaced."

           MissTrelawnywassilent.