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Ida carried the paper towards the lamp. It was in the form of a letter as follows:
"My dear Child,--If I can get the contents of this little box to you in time for your theatricals I hope that you will wear the marvellous jewels, and that your part of the runaway princess will be a great success. I think the stage jewels are very good, indeed, they look more like the real thing than any I have ever seen. I am sure that when you are on the stage lots of people will imagine you are wearing the family diamonds. I will tell you when we meet where I got them.