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position.” “Idon’tknowwhyIamwearingthisredthread”repliedSalina“butitgoeswiththispendantIhave.”Sayingsoshepulledoutthehugedeeppinkdiamondpendantintheshapeofagirlwalkingthatwasattachedtotheredstring.WhenthependantyexhibitedonSalina’sbreast,thewholeroomlightedupinabzeofglory.Mr.Wolfe’seyesopenedwideandstaredunblinkinglyatthediamond,hismouthhalfopeninastonishment.Hemurmured, “MydearbeautifulMissSalina,couldyoupossiblytakeoffthepinkdiamondpendantyouarewearingamehaveacloserlookatit?” “Whynot?”repliedSalinagraciously.ShetookoffthependantfromhernedgaveittoMr.Wolfe,whoheldthediamondreverentlyinhishands,softlycaressingitssurface.Hekisseditrepeatedlyandthetohischeekrubbingitgentlyagainsthisskinmuttering, “Ah,thisisreallyarareandureasure,sedtohewholeworld!Tolivetoseeoneisaonalifetimeopportunity.Iamgreatlyfavoredtobesohonoredandtoholdadiamondofsuiquequalificationsinmyhands.” “Doyoureallylikeitsomuch?”askedahalf-drunkEmmanuel,whowalkedoverandloudlybrokeintoMr.Wolfe’sreverie.“I’llexgeitforyourcar.Whatdoyouthink?” Mr.Wolfe’sheartacceleratedatthesewordsahoughttohimself, “Thesetwona?veandinexperiencedfoolsdonotknowthatthereisanunknownforthemafiaunderworldthatwantstokillthemandmakethemdisappearfromthefaceoftheearth.Whydon’tItaketheinitiativeandstrikefirstbeforetheydo?I’llgivethesetwomyexgeforthisrareandureasurethatisworthanastronomicalprice.”StoEmmanuelhesaid,“That’sabargain!Yourwordoncegivenispastrecalling.” “Ha,ha”ughedEmmanuel.“YoutonthewordofMr.Finge