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And Thangobrind the jeweller picked Dead Man's Diamond up and put it on his shoulder and trudged away from the shrine; and Hlo hlo the spider idol said nothing at all, but he laughed softly as the jeweller shut the door. AND THINGOBRINE THE JEWELLER PICKED THE DEAD MAN'S DIAMOND UP AND PUT IT ON HIS SHOULDER AND TRUDGED AWAY FROM THE SHRINE AND ALLAH ALLAH THE SPIDE RIDDLE SAID NOTHING AT ALL BUT HE LAUGHED SOFTLY AS THE JEWELLER SHUT THE DOOR
e to the city of Moung and the temple of Moung-ga-ling, and entered and saw the spider-idol, Hlo-hlo, sitting there with Dead Man's Diamond glittering on his lap, and looking for all the world like a full moon, but a full moon seen by a lunatic who had slept too long in its rays, for there was in Dead Man's Diamond a certain sinister look and a boding of things to happen that are better not mentioned here. The face of the spider-idol was lit by that fatal gem; there was no other light. In spite of his shocking limbs and that demoniac body, his face was serene and apparently unconscious. A little fear came into the mind of Thangobrind the jeweller, a passing tremor--no more; business was business and he hoped for the best. Thangobrind offered honey to Hlo-hlo and prostrated himself before him. Oh, he was cunning! When the priests stole out of the darkness to lap up the honey they were stretched senseless on the temple floor, for there was a drug in the honey that was offered to Hlo-hlo. ND FROM THEF HE CAME TO THE CITY OF MUNG AND THE TEMPLE OF MUNGO LING AND ENTERED AND SAW THE SPIDER IDOL ALLAH ALLAH SITTING THERE WITH DEAD MAN'S DIAMOND GLITTERING ON HIS LAP AND LOOKING FOR ALL THE WORLD LIKE A FULL MOON BUT A FULL MOON SEEN BY A LUNATIC WHO HAD SLEPT TOO LONG IN ITS RAYS FOR THERE WAS IN DEAD MAN'S DIAMOND A CERTAIN SINISTER LOOK AND A BODING OF THINGS TO HAPPEN THAT ARE BETTER NOT MENTIONED HERE THE FACE OF THE SPIDER IDLE WAS LIT BY THAT FATAL GEM THERE WAS NO OTHER LIGHT IN SPITE OF HIS SHOCKING LIMBS AND THAT DEMONIAC BODY HIS FACE WAS SERENE AND APPARENTLY UNCONSCIOUS A LITTLE FEAR CAME INTO THE MIND OF FINGOBRINE THE JEWELER A PASSING TREMOR NO MORE BUSINESS WAS BUSINESS AND HE HOPED FOR THE BEST THINGOBIN OFFERED HONEY TO LA HALLAH AND PROSTRATED HIMSELF BEFORE HIM OH HE WAS CUNNING WHEN THE PRIEST STOLE OUT OF THE DARKNESS TO LAP UP THE HONEY THEY WERE STRETCHED SENSELESS ON THE TEMPLE FLOOR FOR THERE WAS A DRUG IN THE HONEY THAT WAS OFFERED TO ALLAH ALLAH
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