From Ian Fleming's "Doctor No"
CHAPTER 8
(Of Honey Rider, on Crab Key beach.)
She came up with him and at once went down on one knee and began picking up the live shells and stowing them in the knapsack..
Bond said, “Are those rare?”
She sat back on her haunches and looked up at him She surveyed his face. Apparently she was satisfied . “You promise you won’t tell anybody? Swear?”
“I promise,” said Bond.
“Well then, yes, they are rare. Very. You can get five dollars for a perfect specimen,. In Miami. That’s where I deal with. They’re called Venus Elegans -- The Elegant Venus.” Her eyes sparkled up at him with excitement.
© 1958 by Glidrose Productions Ltd.