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Nuth, by weighing little emeralds against pieces of common rock, had ascertained the probable weight of those house ornaments that the gnoles are believed to possess in the narrow, lofty house wherein they have dwelt from of old. NUTH BY WEIGHING LITTLE EMERALDS AGAINST PIECES OF COMMON ROCK HAD ASCERTAINED THE PROBABLE WEIGHT OF THOSE HOUSE ORNAMENTS THAT THE GNOLES ARE BELIEVED TO POSSESS IN THE NARROW LOFTY HOUSE WHEREIN THEY HAVE DWELT FROM OF OLD
ul, but the jewellers in Paris could not match it without sending specially to Africa, so that Lord Castlenorman had to borrow bone shirt-studs. Not even rumour whispered the name of Nuth. Were I to say that this turned his head, there are those to whom the assertion would give pain, for his associates hold that his astute judgment was unaffected by circumstance. I will say, therefore, that it spurred his genius to plan what no burglar had ever planned before. It was nothing less than to burgle the house of the gnoles. And this that abstemious man unfolded to Tonker over a cup of tea. Had Tonker not been nearly insane with pride over their recent transaction, and had he not been blinded by a veneration for Nuth, he would have--but I cry over spilt milk. He expostulated respectfully; he said he would rather not go; he said it was not fair; he allowed himself to argue; and in the end, one windy October morning with a menace in the air found him and Nuth drawing near to the dreadful wood.  QUITE A LIGHT POCKETFUL BUT THE JEWELLERS IN PARIS COULD NOT MATCH IT WITHOUT SENDING SPECIALLY TO AFRICA SO THAT LORD CASTLENORMAN HAD TO BORROW BONE SHIRT STUDS NOT EVEN RUMOUR WHISPERED THE NAME OF NUTH WERE I TO SAY THAT THIS TURNED HIS HEAD THERE ARE THOSE TO WHOM THE ASSERTION WOULD GIVE PAIN FOR HIS ASSOCIATES HOLD THAT HIS ASTUTE JUDGMENT WAS UNAFFECTED BY CIRCUMSTANCE I WILL SAY THEREFORE THAT IT SPURRED HIS GENIUS TO PLAN WHAT NO BURGLAR HAD EVER PLANNED BEFORE IT WAS NOTHING LESS THAN TO BURGLE THE HOUSE OF THE GNOLES AND THIS THAT ABSTEMIOUS MAN UNFOLDED TO TONKER OVER A CUP OF TEA HAD TONKER NOT BEEN NEARLY INSANE WITH PRIDE OVER THEIR RECENT TRANSACTION AND HAD HE NOT BEEN BLINDED BY A VENERATION FOR NUTH HE WOULD HAVE BUT I CRY OVER SPILT MILK HE EXPOSTULATED RESPECTFULLY HE SAID HE WOULD RATHER NOT GO HE SAID IT WAS NOT FAIR HE ALLOWED HIMSELF TO ARGUE AND IN THE END ONE WINDY OCTOBER MORNING WITH A MENACE IN THE AIR FOUND HIM AND NUTH DRAWING NEAR TO THE DREADFUL WOOD
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