He himself believed that they had never been in Scotland since the death of the former Lady Eustace; but he was quite confident that he could trust altogether to the disposition made of them by the old Sir Florian.

There could be no doubt as to these being the diamonds there described, although the setting had been altered.

Old Mr.Garnett stated that he would swear to them if he saw the necklace.
"You cannot suppose that Lady Eustace wishes to keep anything that is not her own," said Frank Greystock.
"Of course not," said John Eustace.
"Nobody imagines it," said Mr.Camperdown.Lord Fawn, who felt that he ought not to be there, and who did not know whether he might with a better grace take Lizzie's part or a part against her, said nothing.

"But," continued Mr.Camperdown, "there is luckily no doubt as to the facts.

The diamonds in question formed a part of a set of most valuable ornaments settled in the family by Sir Florian Eustace in 1799.