"It's green! It's green! Look, we've struck green!" After his initial shock, the stone-cutting master shrieked, once again drawing everyone's attention.
"Heavens! Am I seeing things? This is... this is actually the Golden Thread Variety!"
"To think they actually cut into a Golden Thread Variety!"
"And it's such a huge piece! A Golden Thread Variety! That's a once-in-a-lifetime find!"
...
The color drained from Franklin Sutton's face. He had noticed that stone earlier but had dismissed it as worthless. To think it would actually produce a Golden Thread Variety!
He had just been mocking and belittling her. Not fifteen minutes later, he was met with a resounding slap in the face.
"I bid five million!"
"I bid six million!"
"Young lady, I'll bid six and a half million!"
...
The sight of the Golden Thread Variety made it impossible for even the presidents of major corporations to stay composed.
