It was Random who gave all details to Donna Inez and her father, leading from one revelation to another, until he capped the whole extraordinary story by producing the splendid gem.
"Mine! mine!" said Don Pedro, his dark eyes glittering.

"Thanks be to the Virgin and the Saints," and he bowed his head to make the sign of the cross devoutly on his breast.
Donna Inez clapped her hands and her eyes flashed, for, like every woman, she had a profound love for jewels.
"Oh, how lovely, Frank! It must be worth no end of money." "Professor Braddock sold the other to some Indian rajah in Amsterdam--through an agent, I presume for three thousand pounds." "I shall get more than that," said Don Pedro quickly.

"The Professor sold his jewel in a hurry and had no time to bargain.

But sooner or later I shall get five thousand pounds for this." He held the gem in the sunlight, where it glowed like an emerald sun.

"Why, it is worthy of a king's crown." "I fear you will never get the other gem," said Random regretfully.