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Tonight, we\u2019ll read \u201cThe Beryl Coronet\u201d from \u201cThe Adventures of Sherlock Holmes,\u201d written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, published in 1892.\n\nA beryl coronet is an emerald crown.\n\nThis story begins with a prominent banker making a loan equivalent to two million US dollars today to a socially prominent client, who leaves a beryl coronet as collateral. Imagine going to the bank and asking for a two million dollar loan. As collateral, you secretly offer the banker someone else\u2019s fancy royal crown. Do you think that would work? Well, it may have worked in tonight\u2019s episode.\n\n\u2014 read by 'N' \u2014\nSign up for Snoozecast+ to get expanded, ad-free access by going to\xa0snoozecast.com/plus!\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices