CHAPTER XXVII 

A DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE 

If Jimmy had entertained any doubts concerning the effectiveness of this disclosure, they would have vanished at the sight of the other's face. Just as the rich hues of a sunset pale slowly into an almost imperceptible green, so did the purple of Sir Thomas's cheeks become, in stages, first a dull red, then pink, and finally take on a uniform pallor. His mouth hung open. His attitude of righteous defiance had crumpled. Unsuspected creases appeared in his clothes. He had the appearance of one who has been caught in the machinery. 

Jimmy was a little puzzled. He had expected to check the enemy, to bring him to reason, but not to demolish him in this way. There was something in this which he did not understand. When Spike had handed him the stones, and his trained eye, after a moment's searching examination, had made him suspicious, and when, finally, a simple test had proved his suspicions correct, he was comfortably aware that, though found with the necklace on his person, he had knowledge, which, communicated to Sir Thomas, would serve him well. He knew that Lady Julia was not the sort of lady who would bear calmly the announcement that her treasured rope of diamonds was a fraud. He knew enough of her to know that she would demand another necklace, and see that she got it; and that Sir Thomas was not one of those generous and expansive natures which think nothing of an expenditure of twenty thousand pounds.  QUESTIONS:

Q1:
1. Who felt confused?
2. Who was not sure how to feel?
3. Who didn't know exactly how he felt?
Q2:
1. What was not real?
2. What was fake?
3. What had been revealed as a fake?
Q3:
1. Who did the fake diamond necklace belong to?
2. Who was the owner of the fake diamond necklace?
3. Whose collection was the fraud diamond necklace in?
Q4:
1. Who at first felt indignant?
2. Who acted righteous at the start?
3. Who, at first, had a righteous demeanor?
Q5:
1. Was a test performed by somebody?
2. Did someone perform an experiment?
3. Was there a test carried it out by anybody?
Q6:
1. What did Jimmy figure that Lady Julia would demand?
2. What would Lady Julia be insistant upon, in Jimmy's mind?
3. What demand did Jimmy imagine lady Julia would make?
Q7:
1. Did Sir Thomas have a generous air about him?
2. Did it seem likely that Sir Thomas would be generous?
3. Did Sir Thomas seem the kind to give resources away freely?
Q8:
1. What had Jimmy planned on doing to his enemy?
2. What did Jimmy think he would do to the enemy?
3. How did Jimmy imagine it going with the enemy?
Q9:
1. What did Jimmy end up doing to his enemy?
2. What did Jimmy in fact do to his enemy?
3. What did Jimmy actually do to the man who was his enemy?
Q10:
1. Who gave Jimmy the diamonds?
2. Who was Jimmy handed the diamonds by?
3. Who handed the diamonds to Jimmy?
Q11:
1. How did Jimmy feel after looking at the diamonds?
2. How did looking at the diamonds make Jimmy feel?
3. What were Jimmy's feelings once he had looked at the diamonds?
Q12:
1. Did Jimmy have a right to be suspicious about the diamonds?
2. Did Jimmy's suspicions about the diamonds turn out to be right?
3. Was Jimmy correct in feeling the diamonds were suspect?
Q13:
1. What would Lady Julia insist upon?
2. What would Lady Julia make sure happen?
3. What was Lady Julia sure to make happen?
Q14:
1. Whose clothes were crumpled?
2. Who had clothes with lots of creases in them?
3. Whose clothing was a mess?
Q15:
1. How did Sir Thomas appear?
2. What was Sir Thomas's appearance like?
3. What did Sir Thomas look like?
Q16:
1. Were there rubies on the necklace?
2. Were rubies the stone upon the necklace?
3. Was the necklace adorned with rubies?
Q17:
1. Whose eye was trained?
2. Who had an eye for diamonds?
3. Who was trained in looking at precious stones?
Q18:
1. What was the first color that Sir Thomas's cheeks turn?
2. What color did Sir Thomas's face become first?
3. What was the first color to appear on Sir Thomas's cheeks?
Q19:
1. What was the second color that Sir Thomas's cheeks turn?
2. What color did Sir Thomas's face become second
3. What was the second color to appear on Sir Thomas's cheeks?
Q20:
1. What was the third color that Sir Thomas's cheeks turn?
2. What color did Sir Thomas's face become finally?
3. What was the last color to appear on Sir Thomas's cheeks?
