She returned the papers to the drawer, pushed it to and locked it.

She gave her attention to the second drawer.

Her hand shook a little as she pulled it open.

It was her last chance, her last hope.
There were a number of small jewel-boxes almost filling the drawer.

She took them out one by one and at the bottom she found what she had been searching for and that which had filled her thoughts for the past three months.
It was a square case covered in red morocco leather.