# Aubrey/Maturin, Surgeon's Mate, Hope Diamond?

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**Created:** [July 25, 2007, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aubrey-maturin-surgeons-mate-hope-diamond/413090 "2007-07-25T15:22:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2007, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aubrey-maturin-surgeons-mate-hope-diamond/413090/1 "2007-07-25T15:22:15Z")

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I’m reading the Aubrey/Maturing series in order, and I’ve just finished #7 – The Surgeon’s Mate.

Is the diamond in Diana Villiers’ possession the Hope Diamond? She acquired it in India; there’s a reference in the book to “Golconda”, which is the mine where the diamond was found; it’s described as huge, and blue (which also describes the Hope Diamond).

If this is made clear in later books, fine – let me know now.

(btw…in the course of reading, I was wondering what the title referred to–there are no surgeon’s mates in the story, at least in the sense of “surgeon’s assistant.” A few days after finishing, I had a :smack: moment…)

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**Author:** ![Eleanor\_of\_Aquitaine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a88e4f/32.png) [@Eleanor\_of\_Aquitaine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eleanor_of_Aquitaine)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2007, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aubrey-maturin-surgeons-mate-hope-diamond/413090/2 "2007-07-25T16:08:28Z")

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Considering where the diamond ends up, toward the end of the series, no. The Hope diamond is in the Smithsonian now.

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**Author:** ![Rocketeer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocketeer/32/4437_2.png) [@Rocketeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rocketeer)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2007, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aubrey-maturin-surgeons-mate-hope-diamond/413090/3 "2007-07-25T16:40:18Z")

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[QUOTE=jsc1953]

(btw…in the course of reading, I was wondering what the title referred to–there are no surgeon’s mates in the story, at least in the sense of “surgeon’s assistant.” A few days after finishing, I had a :smack: moment…)  
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Yeah, me too. Glad I’m not the slowest person on the planet. 😃

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**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2007, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aubrey-maturin-surgeons-mate-hope-diamond/413090/4 "2007-07-25T17:05:38Z")

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[QUOTE=Eleanor of Aquitaine]  
Considering where the diamond ends up, toward the end of the series, no. The Hope diamond is in the Smithsonian now.  
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Well, that’s disappointing. I thought I was being so clever.