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But of course I stay till I haf looked very carefully through all the tiamonts, in the different compartments of the case, in case one might haf dropped on the floor, or got changed, you know. That is pishness." "Just so. And they were all right?" "All right and same as the list I know well a tiamont that I haf seen once.
I haf many rich Americans, principals and customers, he says, 'and often I could do pishness for you when they come over." "By which he meant he might sell them diamonds?" Hewitt queried. "Just so, Mr. Hewitt reg'lar pishness. And after that two or three little parcels of tiamonts he bought for American customers, he says. But he says he can do bigger pishness soon.
Then he says, 'Samuel, he says, very friendly now inteet, 'Samuel, could you get a nice large lot of tiamonts for an American customer I expect here soon? And I say, 'Of course I can. 'Enough, he says, 'to fit out a rich man's wife that is, to pegin. He is not long rich, and he will want more soon ah, she will make him pay! But to pegin a good fit-out of tiamonts, eh?
Hewitt had observed it in other clients, but it did not disturb him. "First," he said, "you must tell me your difficulty. You say you have been robbed of fifteen thousand pounds " "Tiamonts, Mr. Hewitt tiamonts! All from the case here is the case, empty " "Let us be methodical. We will shut the door and sit down." Hewitt pressed his client into a chair and produced his note-book.
Hewitt, and there was nobody there nobody! There was my leather case on the table, open and empty! Fifteen t'ousant pounds in tiamonts, Mr. Hewitt it ruins me!" Hewitt rose, and flung wide the inner office door. "This is certainly the only door," he said, "and that is the only window quite well in view from where you sat.
"But when you found the empty room, and the case, what did you do? Send for the police?" The Jew's face clouded slightly. "No, Mr. Hewitt," he said, "not for the police, but for you. Reason plain enough. The police make a great fuss, and they want to arrest the criminal. Quite right I want to arrest him, and punish him too, plenty. But most I want the tiamonts back, because if not it ruins me.
If it was to make choice between two things for me, whether to punish Denson or get my tiamonts, then of course I take the tiamonts, and let Denson go I cannot be ruined. But with the police, if it is their choice, they catch the thief first, and hold him tight, whether it loses the property or not; the property is only second with them with me it is first and second, and all.
Don't you want any little agencies done? I do all foreign commissions, and I can forwart and receive and clear at dock and custom house. If you send any tiamonts I can consign and insure very cheapest rates to you, special. If you want brokerage or buy and sell for you, confidential, I can do it with lowest commission. Especially I haf good connection with America.
So I go away, and afterwards Denson tells me that the American liked much the stones but wouldn't quite come up to price. That, of course, is fery usual pishness. 'But he will rise, Samuel, Denson says. 'I know him quite well, and them tiamonts is as good as sold with a good profit for me; and a good one for you, too, I bet, he says.
"I tell him yes, and I offer usual commission. But no, says Denson, he wants no commission; he will make his own profit. That I don't mind so long as I get mine; so I agree to put the tiamonts in at a price. The American, he says, is to come over about a big company deal, and when it is through he will pay well.
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