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Ch. 54: The Banian Diamond, Astute Dealers

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288 THE GREAT DIAMONDS OF THE WORLD.
what he wanted for it.....I did not fail to
keep the appointment, and brought the sum he had asked, less 200 pagodas, which I kept in reserve. But in the end, after a little chaffering, I had to give him an additional 100 pagodas. On my return to Surat I sold the stone to a Dutch captain, making a decent profit on the transaction."
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