id, Laadham--der dwin, der liddle brudder. Zee here!"

From an inner pocket he produced a glazed white box, identical with
that which Mr. Latham had just set down, then carefully laid the
cover aside.

"Look, Laadham, look!"

Mr. Latham looked--and gasped! Here was the counterpart of the
mysterious diamond which still lay in Mr. Schultze's outstretched
palm.

"Dey are dwins, Laadham," remarked the German quaintly, finally.
"Id came by der mail in dis morning--yust like das, wrapped in
paper, but mit no marks, no name, no noddings. Id yust came!"

With his right hand Mr. Latham lifted the duplicate diamond from
its cotton bed, and with his left took the other from the German's
hand. Then, side by side, he examined them; color, cutting, diameter,
depth, all seemed to be the same.

"Dwins, I dell you," repeated Mr. Schultze stolidly. "Dweedledum
und Dweedledee, born of der same mudder und fadder. Laadham, id
iss der miracle! Dey are der most beaudiful der world in--yust der
pair of dem."

"Have you made," Mr. Latham began, and there was an odd, uncertain
note in his voice--"Have you made an expert examination?"

"I haf. I measure him, der deepness, der cudding, der facets, und