“Inmylineofworkhere,Ihaveseenmany,manygrandsocialitesandhaveboughtandsoldinnumerableveryexpensivediamonds,gemsandjewelry,butnonebeparedtoyouandyourdiam.Onlyyourlovely,elegantandjade-likewhitehandisfittowearthismagnifit,dazzlingdiam!Youaretheenvyofallthewomenintheworldandthatofcourseincludesme.”SalinawassodelightedaedbyJosephine’sfawningwordsthatshewasalmostonthepointoftakingofftheringandgivingittothewoman.ButperhapstheringwasobeJosephine’sforjustthen,Mr.WolfesuddenlygedthesubjedturningtoSalinasaid,
“MydearcssyaifulMissSalina,Iwasjustwwhyyouohihreadaroundyourbeautifulswahroat.Ifyouarewilling,Iwouldliketodesignaspecialdiamondneckceforyouthatfityourusanddisposition.”
“Idon’tknowwhyIamwearingthisredthread”repliedSalina“butitgoeswiththispendantIhave.”Sayingsoshepulledoutthehugedeeppinkdiamondpendantintheshapeofagirlwalkingthatwasattachedtotheredstring.WhenthependantyexhibitedonSalina’sbreast,thewholeroomlightedupinabzeofglory.Mr.Wolfe’seyesopenedwideandstaredunblinkinglyatthediamond,hismouthhalfopeninastonishment.Hemurmured,
“MydearbeautifulMissSalina,couldyoupossiblytakeoffthepinkdiamondpendantyouarewearingamehaveacloserlookatit?”
“Whynot?”repliedSalinagraciously.ShetookoffthependantfromhernedgaveittoMr.Wolfe,whoheldthediamondreverentlyinhishands,softlycaressingitssurface.Hekisseditrepeatedlyandthetohischeekrubbingitgentlyagainsthisskinmuttering,
“Ah,thisisreallyarareandureasure,sedtohewholeworld!Tolivetoseeoneisaonalifetimeopportunity.Iamgreatlyfavoredtobesohonoredandtoholdadiamondofsuiquequalificationsinmyhands.”
“Doyoureallylikeitsomuch?”askedahalf-drunkEmmanuel,whowalkedoverandloudlybrokeintoMr.Wolfe’sreverie.“I’llexgeitforyourcar.Whatdoyouthink?”
Mr.Wolfe’sheartacceleratedatthesewordsahoughttohimself,
“Thesetwona?veandinexperiencedfoolsdonotknowthatthereisanunknownforthemafiaunderworldthatwantstokillthemandmakethemdisappearfromthefaceoftheearth.Whydon’tItaketheinitiativeandstrikefirstbeforetheydo?I’llgivethesetwomyexgeforthisrareandureasurethatisworthanastronomicalprice.”StoEmmanuelhesaid,“That’sabargain!Yourwordoncegivenispastrecalling.”
“Ha,ha”ughedEmmanuel.“YoutonthewordofMr.Finger…..”Emmanuelrealizedhisslipoftonguebycallinghimselfwithhisrealnameandquicklycovereditupsaying,“Imeanmywolden.Inevergobait.Solet’sgetdowntobusiness.”Thesetwolittlepeoplewhocametothemundaneworldtohaveagoodtimewerereallytooiandna?ve,neversuspegthemaliciousisoftheunsavoryelementsofsocietyafallsandtrapstheysetfortheirvictims.Theydidnotuandthatbeforeasaleisfinal,theyhadtosignatradtheymustreadanduandeverylineandbargainforeverybeioprotecttheirows.Sotheylightlygaveawayarareandureasureinabarter,exgingoneodityforanother,usingaprimitivemethodofexge,longobsolete.Mr.Wolfeenthusiasticallycalledouthisaryandprofessionalwordsofcludingatransa,“Deal!”Heputthergepinkdiamondintohispocketandtookoutthekeystohiscarfromanotherpocket.HandingittoEmmanuel,hesaid,“Herearethekeys.Thecarisintheparkinglot.Thetankisfull.Enjoyandgoodluck!”ThatwastheunbelievableandfarcelikestoryofhowthePinkDiamondhappeofallintoMr.Wolfe’shandsandcametoappearoionblock.
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