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"No you don't," said Lawrence coolly. "Of course, it would be a very dramatic finish to the night's adventure, but I can't permit it. Go easy."
Charlton gave up the struggle. Those jewels, the cause of all his misfortunes, had lain there at the bottom of the well, where he had intended them to stay. He hated the very mention of them. Had not diamonds inspired some of the most awful crimes since crime began?