The Jewel of Seven Stars Chapter 3 - The Watchers

In which the narrator becomes intimately acquainted with the contrasting yet compelling presences of Miss Trelawny and Nurse Kennedy as they tend to a grievously ill man surrounded by enigmatic Egyptian relics and a suspiciously agitated cat. As watchful vigils are kept through a night thick with mystery and the haunting scent of the past, strange occurrences stir a growing sense of apprehension and wonder in the quiet, shadowed chamber.