[The Diamond Master by Jacques Futrelle]@TWC D-Link bookThe Diamond Master CHAPTER XVI 7/17
After a moment he went on: "Half a score of scientists have made diamonds, minute particles no larger than the point of a pin.
Professor Henri Moissan, of Paris, went further, and by use of an electric furnace produced diamonds as large as a pinhead.
You may remember that when I first met Mr.Wynne he inquired if I had not done some special work for Professor Moissan.
I had; I tested the diamonds he made--_and they were diamonds!_ I dare say the suggestion Mr.Wynne conveyed to me by that question--that is, the suggestion of manufactured diamonds--had been carefully planned, for he is a wonderful young man, Mr.Wynne-- a wonderful young man." He paused a moment.
"We know that he has millions and millions of dollars' worth of them--we know because we saw them--and who can tell how many billions more there are? The one man holds in his hand the power to overturn the money values of the earth!" "But how do you know he makes them ?" demanded Mr.Latham, returning to the main question. "He suggested it by his question," Mr.Czenki went on.
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