78 la pelegrina.
cent,
are looked upon with great suspicion and any questioner is liable to
repent of his inquisi-tiveness. It is a pity that so historic a gem as
the Pelegrina should be practically lost to us in a Russian lady's
jewel casket. Any other large pearl would have served her purpose
equally •well for mere ornament, and had the Pelegrina remained in
Western Europe we should probably know something more about it or at
all events we should be able to ask what questions we like without
incurring the suspicion of treason and of being desirous of hurling the
Romanoffs from their throne.
