Oneof the diamond's peculiar qualities is its unwettability. His shoulders shook and the tears brokeover the reddened rims of his eyelids and shmed down his cheeks. He cocked the pistol and pressed the muzzle to Manfred's chest, aimingfor the heart, and Manfred did not flinch. One at a time they dropped the other men off along the winding dirt roadwith a word of thanks and a quick handshake, until at last they werealone.
How many men do you employ? Blaine had to shout to make himself heardin the uproar. Manfred turned back to him, and for the first time Shasarealized that he was taller by a good inch and his arms were alarminglythick and brown. Half a crown, he gasped. Before Christmas.
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