"What are you talking about, father? Why do you bring in Sir Frank's name in that way?"
"What do you expect me to say?" retorted the little man. "After all, the manuscript was found in his room, and the emeralds are gone. I saw that for myself, as did Hope and Don Pedro, in whose presence I opened the mummy case."
Mrs. Jasher rose in her astonishment. "Are the emeralds gone?" she gasped. yes!" cried Braddock irritably. "Am I not telling you so?英文原著 · 《The Green Mummy》
Bolton was poor, but of course the emeralds would make him wealthy, as they are of immense value. Probably he intended to steal them in order to marry this woman. This implicates Mrs. Jasher in the crime."
"Yes," assented Sir Frank, nodding. "But as Bolton did not know that the emeralds existed before he bought the mummy in Malta, I do not see why he should borrow a disguise beforehand for Mrs. Jasher to meet him at the Sailor's Rest."
"The thing is easily settled," said Hope impatiently. "Let us both go to Mrs. Jasher's this evening, and insist upon the truth being told.英文原著 · 《The Green Mummy》
"Come here, Hope - come here, Random," she said in a much stronger voice. "I have much to tell you. Yes, I took the emerald after dark and threw it into the sentry box when the man wasn't looking. I escaped your spy, Random, and I escaped the notice of the sentry. I walked like a cat, and like a cat I can see in the dark. I am glad you have got the emerald."
"Where did you get it?" asked Random quietly. "That's a long story. I don't know that I have the strength to tell it.英文原著 · 《The Green Mummy》
I have written it all down. I was just finishing when I heard the tapping at the window. I let him in and he tried to get the confession, for I told him what I had done."
"Who did you tell?" asked Hope, much excited. Mrs, Jasher took no notice. "The confession is lying on my desk - all the sheets of paper are loose. I had no time to bind them together, for he came in. He wanted the emerald, and the confession. I told him that I had given the emerald to you, Random, and that I had confessed all in writing.英文原著 · 《The Green Mummy》
65 had become a bright emerald-green in color, so he guessed they were nearing the Emerald City even before the tall spires and domes came into sight.英文原著 · 《The Marvelous Land of Oz》
"I don't know" replied the Scarecrow, frankly. "If we were at the Emerald City we could then move directly southward, and so reach our destination. But we dare not go to the Emerald City, and the Gump is probably carrying us further in the wrong direction with every flop of its wings."英文原著 · 《The Marvelous Land of Oz》
...and that's where I find the world's biggest emerald. It's really big.美剧 · 《Friends》
An Egyptian statue of Osiris and an emerald from India.美剧 · 《Lie to me》
The emerald is from Kali's Temple in -- I read the catalog description, love.美剧 · 《Lie to me》
I needed to get into the gala, or the emerald never returns to India,美剧 · 《Lie to me》