Book3:WereMyDreamIs

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