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If two American,girls vacationing in England hadn't stopped for five minutes in front of a shop window in the village of Newhaven, they would have been S25,000 poorer.
Here's how it happened.
The two girls, Betty and Jane had had a lovely holiday cycling around the lovely English countryside and now it was coming to an end.
When they came to a little old village called Newhaven, they stopped to look at the shops for five minutes.
They needed a present for their mother back in New York.
Soon entered a little old antique shop which sold china, silver and all kinds of antiques.
Mr Hubbard, the owner, asked if he could help them.
"Yes," replied Jane, we need something for less than a dollar as a present.
It's very difficult to buy any kind of antique for such a low price but finally Mr. Hubbard offered them a small bead necklace for just 70 cents, which they bought.
When they got outside the shop Betty said, "It seems mean to give mother such a dirty-looking old necklace, but at least she couldn't buy it at a supermarket.
Perhaps we can have it cleaned up a bit when we get to London.
They went up to London that afternoon, then when they'd checked into a hotel, they took the necklace to Coghill's, a famous jeweller to have it cleaned.
They 10 were told it would be ready for them to pick up the following morning.
After a good night's sleep, they went to the shop and when they asked for the necklace, the man at the counter asked them to follow him to the president's office: In the beautiful room they were
greeted but by Mr. Grisby, director of the not only by the president, was British Museum.
Beside him in a red velvet-lined box, their necklace, now it looked different.
Mr. Grisby said, "As you see, this is a necklace of beautiful black pearls, not beads.
But more important is the fact that this is the most historical necklace in Britain.
It belonged to Mary, Queen of Scotland who is said to have worn it in 1587 when she head cut off at the order of her cousin Queen Elizabeth 1 of England.
At that time it was lost and we've been looking for it for nearly 400 years.
Now you have found it.
We hope you'll accept s25,000 for this necklace."
Jane and Betty were so amazed they couldn't speak. They nodded their agreement.
