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Ch.22: The Moon of Mountains Diamond

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192 THE GREAT DIAMONDS OF THE WORLD.
an Afghan soldier, formerly in Nadir's service, made his appearance in Bassorah, a large town on the Shatt-el-Arab, about seventy miles from its mouth in the Persian Gulf. This place has long been a famous emporium for all sorts of Eastern produce, and to it the Afghan warrior brought his wares, con­sisting of one very large diamond, the " Moon of Mountains," an emerald of rare size and beauty, a fine ruby, a magnificent sapphire, since known to the Persians as the " Eye of Allah," besides many other costly jewels, all of which had doubtless fallen to his share when Nadir's effects were pillaged. At this time Shaffrass, an Armenian merchant, was residing in Bassorah, with his two brothers, and to him the Afghan offered his gems at a very tempting price. Shaffrass, however, who was greatly astonished at the sight of so many sparkling jewels in the hands of a common soldier, evidently unaware of their great value, was obliged to put him off for a few days, in order to find sufficient funds to effect the purchase. Meantime the Afghan became suspicious, and fancying that a snare was being laid for him, suddenly disap­peared from Bassorah in the same mysterious way in which he had entered the place.
The Afghan had meantime, made his way to Bagdad, where he fell in with a Jew, to whom he disposed of his treasure for 65,000 piastres, or about £500 sterling, and two full blooded Arab horses. But unfortunately for himself, instead of returning to his home in the Suleiman Mountains.he remained loitering in the famous capital of the eastern Califs, squander­ing his easily acquired wealth in riot and dissipation
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