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Ignosi’s Farewell

           Soweleftit. Perhaps,insomeremoteunborncentury,amorefortunateexplorermayhituponthe"OpenSesame,"andfloodtheworldwithgems. But,myself,Idoubtit.Somehow,Iseemtofeelthatthetensofmillionsofpounds’worthofjewelswhichlieinthethreestonecofferswillnevershineroundtheneckofanearthlybeauty. TheyandFoulata’sboneswillkeepcoldcompanytilltheendofallthings. 

           Withasighofdisappointmentwemadeourwayback,andnextdaystartedforLoo. Andyetitwasreallyveryungratefulofustobedisappointed; for,asthereaderwillremember,byaluckythought,Ihadtakentheprecautiontofillthewidepocketsofmyoldshootingcoatandtrouserswithgemsbeforeweleftourprison-house,alsoFoulata’sbasket,whichheldtwiceasmanymore,notwithstandingthatthewaterbottlehadoccupiedsomeofitsspace. Agoodmanyofthesefelloutinthecourseofourrolldownthesideofthepit,includingseveralofthebigones,whichIhadcrammedinonthetopinmycoatpockets .But,comparativelyspeaking,anenormousquantitystillremained,includingninety-threelargestonesrangingfromovertwohundredtoseventycaratsinweight. Myoldshootingcoatandthebasketstillheldsufficienttreasuretomakeusall,ifnotmillionairesasthetermisunderstoodinAmerica,atleastexceedinglywealthymen,andyettokeepenoughstoneseachtomakethethreefinestsetsofgemsinEurope. Sowehadnotdonesobadly. 

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