Chapter Six“I have brought back the brooch and bracelet I wore last night, Mr. Richardson,” Petrina said, “and I wonder if I could choose some jewels for this evening?”
“Of course, Miss Lyndon,” Mr. Richardson replied. “Were you thinking of a necklace or a brooch?”
“I have a necklace and a turquoise silk gown and I think a turquoise necklace would look very nice with it.”
“I am sure it would,” Mr. Richardson smiled.
He unlocked the safe and produced a number of leather-covered boxes, which contained a dozen different necklaces.
The jewellery of the Staverton Collection was so extensive that there were sets of almost every known jewel, diamonds, rubies, emeralds, sapphires, turquoises and topaz. Petrina felt that each one she wore was more becoming than the last. There were in fact thr
