As he approached the entrance, he could visualize many rocks, varying in size and color, blocking the lower third of the mouth of that cave, as if the... have been moved by an earthquake or something like that.He stepped over the barrier of rocks, and entered the cave, which appeared to be dimmer, more and more as he walked deeper, till it became nearly dark after about five more steps.His eyes began to accommodate to the darkness, when he glanced upon a piece of wood that looked like a bat, he. He smiled weakly."I'm going to pass this card round and I want you to put your names andmessages for him," she added. She took a large farewell card from out ofher desk, signed it herself and then took it to the nearest table. Soon,everyone took it in turns to sign the card. The last person to sign itwas Michael. He found a space in one corner and wrote a message."Thank you for being my best friend. I'll miss you," he said as he wrote."Michael Brook."After finishing his message, he went to hand. ”Just as ceremoniously, Connover tucked it into an inside jacket pocket, neither opening the envelope nor counting the money. Implying a gentleman’s agreement.Highbottom opened the top of the box with both hands and simply gazed at the five two-carat diamonds, each nestled into a snug niche in the black velvet cushion. An artful presentation.I’d been studying diamonds and said, “Two-carat rocks can be worth anywhere from five to fifty thousand bucks. Even more, depending on the cut.”“So these. Ich schmiss die Bürotür ins Schloss, zog das Jackett aus und lockerte die Krawatte. Ich sah aus dem Fenster und sah, dass die ganze Stadt erstarrt war. Niemand bewegte sich mehr. Alle Menschen standen oder saßen wie zur Salzsäule erstarrt dort, wo sie sich gerade aufhielten.Ich schloss die Augen, schlug die Hände zusammen und als ich die Augen wieder öffnete, ging draußen auf der Straße und vor der Bürotür alles wieder seinen normalen Gang.Ich musste mich setzen und nachdenken. Was war hier.