Shakespeare’ Secret
“cried Hero. “The necklace!”
She lifted it, still unable to breathe, and felt its cool weight settle in the furrows of her palm. It amazed her that something so old and fragile could seem so imposing. She was almost afraid to touch it. The rubies and pearls caught the light. The gold still glistened gamely.
“It’s beautiful,” Hero whispered.
“Yes, isn’t it?” Mrs. Roth took the necklace and spread it on the table between them.
Hero saw that the chain had small, shimmering gold beads alternating with lustrous white pearls. Blood-red rubies set in gold brackets studded the length of the chain at regular intervals. The ornate golden pendant hung at the bottom, bordered by rubies, with a teardrop-shaped pearl dangling at the base. It was forlornly empty.
“So this is where the diamond was?” Hero asked.
“Yes, there in the center. It was a pyramid cut, square at the base, rising to a point.”
Hero turned the pendant in her hand, looking at the rubies. On the back, she saw something faint etched ...in the gold.MoreLess
She lifted it, still unable to breathe, and felt its cool weight settle in the furrows of her palm. It amazed her that something so old and fragile could seem so imposing. She was almost afraid to touch it. The rubies and pearls caught the light. The gold still glistened gamely.
“It’s beautiful,” Hero whispered.
“Yes, isn’t it?” Mrs. Roth took the necklace and spread it on the table between them.
Hero saw that the chain had small, shimmering gold beads alternating with lustrous white pearls. Blood-red rubies set in gold brackets studded the length of the chain at regular intervals. The ornate golden pendant hung at the bottom, bordered by rubies, with a teardrop-shaped pearl dangling at the base. It was forlornly empty.
“So this is where the diamond was?” Hero asked.
“Yes, there in the center. It was a pyramid cut, square at the base, rising to a point.”
Hero turned the pendant in her hand, looking at the rubies. On the back, she saw something faint etched ...in the gold.MoreLess
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