"Really—it is hard to believe!"
"How much?" came, in the same breath, from the Senior Partner and his nephew.
"Seventy-one hundred carats!"
The nephew laughed nervously. "Why—there never was such a diamond!"
The Senior Partner frowned. "Impossible!"
Mr. Bressani's hand trembled slightly, as he lifted the stone from the scales and again held it to the light. "Yes—yes—it does seem impossible!"
"But nobody ever saw such a diamond!" was again announced by William.
"Never!" from Mr. Bressani.
"How much did the Cullinan weigh?" William asked.
"About three thousand and thirty carats in the rough—about a pound and three-quarters. It was cut into three large stones and several smaller ones. Two of these stones are the largest brilliants in existence."