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He glanced at Viner. "This puts a new complexion on affairs," he remarked. "We shall have to let the police know of this. I'm much obliged to you, Mr. Van Hoeren. You won't mind giving evidence about this if it's necessary?" "Don't mind nothing," said Mr. Van Hoeren. "Me and the other boys, we think you ought to know about that diamond, see?" He went away, and Mr.
"Possible!" said Armitstead. "Doesn't it strike you as strange, though," suggested Viner, "that the first news of this diamond comes from Van Hoeren? One would have thought that Ashton would have mentioned it and shown it to Miss Wickham and Mrs. Killenhall. Yet apparently he never did." "Yes, that does seem odd," asserted Mr. Pawle. "But there seems to be no end of oddity in this case.
These gentlemen are both interested considerably in that case, and if you can give me any information that will throw any light on it " Mr. Van Hoeren deposited his plump figure in a convenient chair and looked round the circle of faces. "One thing there is I don't see in them newspapers, Mr. Pawle," he said in strongly nasal accents. "Maybe nobody don't know nothings about it, what?
"What!" he exclaimed. "You mean to tell me that Ashton was walking about London with a diamond worth fifty thousand pounds in his pocket? Incredible!" "Don't see nothing so very incredible about it," retorted Mr. Van Hoeren. "I could show you men what carries diamonds worth twice that much in their pockets about the Garden." "That's business," said Mr. Pawle.
"I've heard of such things but you all know each other over there, I'm told. Ashton wasn't a diamond merchant. God bless me he was probably murdered for that stone!" "That's just what I come to you about, eh?" suggested Mr. Van Hoeren. "You see 'tain't nothing if he show that diamond to me, and such as me; we don't think nothing of that all in our way of business.
Pawle. "Was there any history attached to it?" "Oh, nothing much," answered Mr. Van Hoeren. "He told me he'd had it some years got it in Australia, where he come from to London. Got it cheap, he did lots of things like that in our business." "And carried it in his pocket!" exclaimed Mr. Pawle. He stared hard at Mr. Van Hoeren, as if his mind was revolving some unpleasant idea.
So I come to tell you what I know, see? Something!" "Very good of you, I'm sure," replied Mr. Pawle. "What may it be?" Mr. Van Hoeren made a significant grimace; it seemed to imply that there was a great deal to be told. "Some of us, my way, we know Mr. Ashton," he said. "In Hatton Garden, you understand. Dealers in diamonds, see? Me, and Haas, and Aarons, and one or two more. Business!"
"Well what is it?" demanded Mr. Pawle. Mr. Van Hoeren leaned forward and looked from one face to another. "Ashton," he said, "was carrying a big diamond about in his pocketbook!" Mr. Armitstead let a slight exclamation escape his lips. Viner glanced at Mr. Pawle. And Mr. Pawle fastened his eyes on his latest caller. "Mr. Ashton was carrying a big diamond about in his pocketbook?" he said.
"It's been quite a stroke of luck having that paragraph in the newspapers, asking for information from anybody who could give it!" "What's this?" asked Viner. "Mr. Jan Van Hoeren, Diamond Merchant," read Mr. Pawle from the card, "583 Hatton Garden " "Ah!" Mr. Armitstead exclaimed. "Diamonds!" "I shouldn't wonder if you're right," remarked Mr. Pawle.
"Ah have you seen it?" "Several times I see it," replied Mr. Van Hoeren. "My trade, don't it? Others of us we see it too." "He wanted to sell it?" suggested Mr. Pawle. "There ain't so many people could afford to buy it," said Mr. Van Hoeren. "Why!" exclaimed Mr. Pawle. "Was it so valuable, then?"
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