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Updated: May 20, 2025
Sapphires, of delicate blue; emeralds with vitreous luster; opals of brilliant iridescence but, above all, a ruby of perfect color and extraordinary size, cut en cabachon, and exhibiting a marvelous star of many rays; the ruby of Abd-el-Kader! With a venal expression of delight, the gunner regarded the contents of the bag, feeling the gems one by one.
"You're the most extraordinary person," her guest at length remarked. "Aren't you going to show me your jewels or anything like that?" "You probably have better jewels of your own," carelessly replied Adoree; then she voiced a very tame and womanly oath as a marshmallow dripped into the flames. "Pickles! I spoiled that one." "But the Cabachon rubies are real." "Sure.
"Aren't you ashamed of yourself to strike a defenseless star?" Pope nodded. "I am, and I'm ashamed of my entire sex when I hear of them flocking to the Palace Garden just to see a woman who has nothing to distinguish her but a reputation for vileness." "Did you see the crown jewels the King's Cabachon rubies?" Lorelei asked. "Only from the front. I dare say they're as counterfeit as she is."
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