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The Diamond Master

Jacques Futrelle

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A perfect diamond worth millions is mailed, in a plain package, to a diamond dealer. Then he finds that identical diamonds were delivered to other diamond dealers. Where did the gems come from? Who sent them? And why?
able with a sweeping gesture of his hand, colorless, inert pebbles, ranging in size from a pea to a peanut. "And now, you ask, where do they come from?"

The others nodded unanimously.

"I'll have to state a fact that you all know, as part answer to that question," replied Mr. Wynne. "A perfect diamond is a perfect diamond, no matter where it comes from—Africa, Brazil, India or New Jersey. There is not the slightest variation in value if the stone is perfect. That being true, it is a matter of no concern to you, as dealers, where these come from—sufficient it is that they are here, and, being here, they bring home to you the necessity of concerted action to uphold the diamond as a thing of value."

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The young man smiled slightly and drew a leather packet from an inner pocket. He stripped it of several rubber bands, and then turned to Mr. Czenki again.

"Mr. Czenki, I have been told that a few years ago you had an opportunity of examining the Koh-i-noor. Is that correct?"

"Yes."

"I believe the Koh-i-noor was temporarily removed from its setting, and that you were one of three experts to whom was intrusted the task of selecting four stones of the identical coloring to be set alongside it?"

"That is correct," Mr. Czenki agreed.

"You held the Koh-i-noor in your hand, and you would be able to identify it?"

"I would be able to identify it," said Mr. Cawthorne positively.

He had turned at the window quickly; it was the first time he had spoken. Mr. Wynne walked around the table to Mr. Czenki, and Mr. Cawthorne approached them.

"Suppose, then, you gentlemen examine this together

cindy 06/09/2022
Lanjut baca karya Futrelle yang diterbitkan Laksana. Jika sebelum ini ada pencurian piring emas, kali ini ada "penipuan" perdagangan berlian. Seperti sebelumnya, aku suka premise awalnya, alur cerita dan misterinya. Penyelesainnya b aja. Dan karakterisasi ceweknya masiihhh nyebelin, menye-menye 'mau
Mh430 09/24/2017
I am a big fan of Jacques Futrelle's Thinking Machine stories but this short novel wasn't nearly as enjoyable for me. The premise is quite intriguing - a process is invented to artificially create diamonds - but Futrelle doesn't carry out that concept very effectively. The cast is divided into two g
Lynn 08/13/2017
A young self-assured businessman shows up and makes a proposition to the top diamond jewelers in New York City. He wants them to come up with a $100 million to buy his special diamonds. But there is a catch. There are no records on where these beautiful, unusual diamonds came from after they checked
Sara 10/20/2014
The book begins with a gem merchant being sent, anonymously, a very large and flawless diamond; shortly thereafter, he discovers that several of his colleagues received identical gifts. The mystery of who sent them is swiftly resolved, and for the rest of the book we are left to wonder where these d

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