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[Harriet]

Madam B,

I have a meeting in Philly this Wednesday. Will you be available on Thursday?

 

[Madam Bijoux]

Good morning, Harriet! I will definitely be available on Thursday (Wednesday too if your schedule permits) - where and when?

 

[Harriet]

Hi Madam B,
Let me tie up some loose ends and I''ll let you know asap. I hope we''ll finally get to meet. I believe we''ve been trying to do so for months.

 

[Madam Bijoux]

Very good! I''ll check back tomorrow

 

[Harriet]

Thwarted yet again! My meeting has been postponed till next week. I''ll keep you posted. Drat. On the bright side, I''ll have my new Leon to show you.

 

[Madam Bijoux]

Looking forward to next week!

 

[Harriet]

Madam B,
I''m so sorry. My Philly trip got cancelled 2 weeks in a row and I neglected to tell you. Bad Harriet.

 

[Madam Bijoux]

Hi, Harriet! Don''t worry - we''ll get together one of these days. Nothing stops a determined Pricescoper!

 

[Harriet]

Yes! Oh, there''s a ring I''m dying to show you. It''s a solitaire with a Golconda centre stone -- 8.66 ct, D, IF, cut like the Tiffany Yellow. Swoon.

 

[Madam Bijoux]

WOW! Golconda''s are few and far between.

 

[Harriet]

Any idea how much a baby one would cost?

 

[Madam Bijoux]

The Duchess of Windsor''s Golconda was a fairly big stone, and it sold for millions. I can''t see a baby one going for less than $50,000.00. I doubt if there are many baby ones around. The cutters would want to keep Golcondas as large as possible.

 

[purrfectpear]

You ladies are going to take pics of this ring for us, right

Harriet, what new Leon? Spill the beans please.

 

[Harriet]

Madam B,
The ring is retailing for $1.9m. Eva just calculated that the sales tax alone ($160,000) will still buy one a pretty nice diamond.

PurrfectPear,
Come and see it with us. We''ll go to MickeyD''s afterwards.

Oh, I was referring to my tsavorite ring.