And, to do justice to Henry Janin, I think it was this valuation that disarmed his suspicions and made him less eager to search for traces of chicane. He said several times on the journey to the diamond fields that he considered their genuine character established; that his mission was mainly to estimate their extent and probable value. As to that, the washings we made might well have satisfied any man. Perhaps had he remained at the discovery claim, instead of exploring the country in the neighborhood, he might have detected traces of fraud. But he considered the most essential thing was an examination to determine the diamondiferous area, so that his employers might ultimately get it all. Yet the most convincing factor of all was the attitude of the men themselves. Arnold was no ordinary mortal. Throughout all the negotiations, coming in contact with some of the most alert intellects of the time, he was always serene, ready, confident--did not make a single break. Besides he had an air of simple, rugged honesty that impressed everyone he met. General Dodge, who thought meanly of human nature, said in a printed interview that he would stake his life on Arnold’s integrity. Not only that, but Arnold and Slack were willing, even eager, to submit the diamonds to any test and to lead a party of experts to the fields, under proper guaranty that their rights would be protected. They seemed almost exultant when they understood that Tiffany would value the diamonds. That, of course, would settle everything, they said. They were equally delighted at the choice of Janin as an expert. Both of them had the dramatic gift highly developed. On the stage they might have made the most famous actors of any time. And how did a couple of ordinary prospectors secure the very large sum undoubtedly used to finance the glittering fraud? That was a question that puzzled many and led to all kinds of surmises about confederates, syndicates, and so forth. But it was shown later that in 1870 Arnold and Slack made a couple of lucky turns at selling mines and actually had at one time in excess of $50,000 to their credit in a Western bank. This deposit was withdrawn in bulk and was never traced afterwards, except in the purchase of diamonds in the markets of Amsterdam and London.