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"
This
is
no
novelty
to
an
expert
like
yourself
,
Mr
.
Mortimer
,
"
said
he
;
"
but
I
daresay
that
your
friend
,
Mr
.
Jackson
,
will
be
interested
to
see
it
.
"
Leaning
over
the
case
I
saw
an
object
,
some
five
inches
square
,
which
consisted
of
twelve
precious
stones
in
a
framework
of
gold
,
with
golden
hooks
at
two
of
the
corners
.
The
stones
were
all
varying
in
sort
and
colour
,
but
they
were
of
the
same
size
.
Their
shapes
,
arrangement
,
and
gradation
of
tint
made
me
think
of
a
box
of
water
-
colour
paints
.
Each
stone
had
some
hieroglyphic
scratched
upon
its
surface
.
"
You
have
heard
,
Mr
.
Jackson
,
of
the
urim
and
thummim
?
"
I
had
heard
the
term
,
but
my
idea
of
its
meaning
was
exceedingly
vague
.
"
The
urim
and
thummim
was
a
name
given
to
the
jewelled
plate
which
lay
upon
the
breast
of
the
high
priest
of
the
Jews
.
They
had
a
very
special
feeling
of
reverence
for
it
—
something
of
the
feeling
which
an
ancient
Roman
might
have
for
the
Sibylline
books
in
the
Capitol
.
There
are
,
as
you
see
,
twelve
magnificent
stones
,
inscribed
with
mystical
characters
.
Counting
from
the
left
-
hand
top
corner
,
the
stones
are
carnelian
,
peridot
,
emerald
,
ruby
,
lapis
lazuli
,
onyx
,
sapphire
,
agate
,
amethyst
,
topaz
,
beryl
,
and
jasper
.
"
I
was
amazed
at
the
variety
and
beauty
of
the
stones
.
"
Has
the
breastplate
any
particular
history
?
"
I
asked
.
"
It
is
of
great
age
and
of
immense
value
,
"
said
Professor
Andreas
.
"
Without
being
able
to
make
an
absolute
assertion
,
we
have
many
reasons
to
think
that
it
is
possible
that
it
may
be
the
original
urim
and
thummim
of
Solomon
’
s
Temple
.
There
is
certainly
nothing
so
fine
in
any
collection
in
Europe
.
My
friend
,
Captain
Wilson
,
here
,
is
a
practical
authority
upon
precious
stones
,
and
he
would
tell
you
how
pure
these
are
.
"
Captain
Wilson
,
a
man
with
a
dark
,
hard
,
incisive
face
,
was
standing
beside
his
fiancee
at
the
other
side
of
the
case
.
