Published On Jul 2, 2024
In "A String of Beads" by W. Somerset Maugham, Laura recounts an intriguing story at a dinner party. Miss Robinson, a governess, wears a string of pearls that Count Borselli, an expert on precious stones, values at fifty thousand pounds. The pearls, which Miss Robinson claimed she bought for fifteen shillings, turn out to be .......
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