precious

All in all it has been a great year for gold, with the precious metal up nearly 75%.

“Fine, here it is. Take it, take it! See if I care! Ivan, you can explain to your mother how you lost her precious emerald at cards!”

In this way she hoped to gain herself a few peaceful moments to sit and examine her precious stack of birthday cards.

Even though the precious book was lost, Penelope’s joy at knowing her parents were alive and thinking of her filled her heart with a deep and quiet joy.

And yet, as she rode the omnibus with the three Incorrigible children seated next to her and Lord Fredrick’s precious almanac in her lap, she found herself deeply curious about the contents of this book.