The String of Pearls (1850), p. 97

Having fastened the shop door securely, he took the light in his hands, and ascended to the upper part of his house—that is to say, the first floor, where alone anything was to be found. He saw at once the open bureau, with all its glittering display of jewels, and as he gazed upon the heap, he muttered—
"I have not so accurate a knowledge of what is here as to be able to say if

anything be extracted or not, but I know the amount of money, if I do not know the precise number of jewels which this bureau contains."
He opened a small drawer which had entirely escaped the scrutiny of Tobias, and proceeded to count a large number of guineas which were there.

"These are correct," he said, when he had finished his examination—"these are correct, and he has torched none of them."