Naturally the diamond dealers don't want to be compelled to put up one hundred million dollars.

They reason that if the stones I showed them came from new fields, and the supply is unlimited, as I told them, that the diamond market is on the verge of collapse, anyway; and as they look at it they are compelled to know where they came from.
As a matter of fact, if they did know, or if the public got one inkling of the truth, the diamond market would be wrecked, and all the diamond dealers in the world working together couldn't prevent it.

If they succeed in doing this thing they feel they must do, they will only bring disaster upon themselves.

It would do no good to tell them so; I merely laid my plans and am letting them alone.

So, you see, my dear, it is a big game--a big game!".