But consider the difference that East's diamond seven made.
Her diamonds were flawless but made her look washed-out in contrast.
Gold and diamonds don't even make you blink.
The diamond cutting edges make them last for extended periods before replacement is needed.
So two diamonds was a temporizing move, and made the subsequent three-heart bid forcing.
"We need large, perfect diamonds to make high-pressure devices for our research," he said.
After removing the last trump it was simple matter to lead the diamond nine and finesse to make his game.
He had hoped that the diamonds would make him wealthy outside Antarctica.
However glamorous the silk and diamonds made her appear, her eyes were all cop.
Notice that five diamonds would have made exactly 11 tricks, barring a misguess in the trump suit.