Lord Lawrence shipped it into his Waistcoat pocket and forgot all about it until some days later it was suggeste
Queen. One can imagine his consternation when he rushed to his house to see if it was to be found. "Have you seen a small boxin one of my
waistcoat pockets?" he asked breathlessly of his servant "Yes, sahib," was the reply. "I found it and put it in one of your boxes." "Bring it here and
open it, and see what it contains," said his master. There is nothing in it, sahib, but a bit of glass," the man replied in wonderment. The "bit of
glass" was in due course despatched to the Queen, whose crown it was to adorn, but she preferred to wear it on occasions as a magnificent
brooch in the centre of her bodice.
A. Lord Lawrence is careless about important things and should not be in such an important position
B. Indian people are ignorant about the treasures available in their own country.
C. A waistcoat pocket is the safest place to keep something valuable.
D. Lord Lawrence passed off a valuable diamond as a plece of glass in order to sneak it out of India,