“Then you’ve been drinking.”
“Not to signify.”
“Why, if the diamond was worth even one-tenth of the sum you name, and I was ever so much disposed to deal with you, I could not find the money. Besides, I never heard of a green diamond before; it is probably an emerald.”
“It is a diamond.”
“Whether or not, you will have to carry your ware to some other shop.”
“You could obtain double what we ask for the stone,” said Enoch. “If you haven’t the money, you know how to raise it.”
“Tell me, first of all, how the jewel came into your possession.”
Cook did so, only that he did not disclose Stolburst’s name.
“Enoch,” said the “fence,” when the other finished, “I’d like to see that stone.”
“Will you purchase if you find my story as to its value correct?”