" He insisted: "I will not stop any work that might lead to an answer," while Sarah objected that he was only making assumptions and wasting time...and a hundred times I have toId him you are asleep, but he will not believe me." Lermontov agreed to invite Craster in during breakfast.Craster described how he had written a "silly letter" to Lermontov and wanted it back before it was read, but Lermontov claimed it was already too late.The massive wealth of Thror""s kingdom was due o "precious gems" (gold) mined from the earth.In the heart of the mountain, the Dwarves had discovered the famous jewel known as the Arkenstone ("The King""s Jewel")...") threaten all flying assignments: "The only way inland from here is through a deep pass...It""s 14,000 feet at the low spot.Wind and clouds make it a bad place." Bonnie marvels at the miracle of aviation when Joe takes off in the single-engine plane, but Geoff is spiteful of her reaction:Bonnie: Oh, it""s the most wonderful thing I""ve ever seen.His sophisticated girlfriend, Helen St.James (Jane Wyman), wearing a leopard coat, drops by with presents for his recuperative weekend:the new Thurber with comical jokes and pictures, a nice quiet little double-murder by Agatha Christie, cigarettes, chewing gum.