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A Pair of Blue Eyes

CHAPTER XII
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They were mostly antique and dull, though a few were the reverse.
RIGHT HAND.
1st.

Plainly set oval onyx, representing a devil's head.2nd.

Green jasper intaglio, with red veins.3rd.Entirely gold, bearing figure of a hideous griffin.4th.A sea-green monster diamond, with small diamonds round it.5th.Antique cornelian intaglio of dancing figure of a satyr.6th.An angular band chased with dragons' heads.7th.A facetted carbuncle accompanied by ten little twinkling emeralds; &c.

&c.
LEFT HAND.
1st.

A reddish-yellow toadstone.2nd.A heavy ring enamelled in colours, and bearing a jacynth.3rd.An amethystine sapphire.4th.A polished ruby, surrounded by diamonds.5th.The engraved ring of an abbess.


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