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And often when I see some huge, new house full of old furniture and portraits from other ages, I say to myself, "These mouldering chairs, these full length ancestors and carved mahogany are the produce of the incomparable Nuth." AND OFTEN WHEN I SEE SOME HUGE NEW HOUSE FULL OF OLD FURNITURE AND PORTRAITS FROM OTHER AGES I SAY TO MYSELF THESE MOULDERING CHAIRS THESE FULL LENGTH ANCESTORS AND CARVED MAHOGANY ARE THE PRODUCE OF THE INCOMPARABLE NUTH
of rival firms, it is probable that every tradesman knows that nobody in business at the present time has a position equal to that of Mr. Nuth. To those outside the magic circle of business, his name is scarcely known; he does not need to advertise, he is consummate. He is superior even to modern competition, and, whatever claims they boast, his rivals know it. His terms are moderate, so much cash down when the goods are delivered, so much in blackmail afterwards. He consults your convenience. His skill may be counted upon; I have seen a shadow on a windy night move more noisily than Nuth, for Nuth is a burglar by trade. Men have been known to stay in country houses and to send a dealer afterwards to bargain for a piece of tapestry that they saw there--some article of furniture, some picture. This is bad taste: but those whose culture is more elegant invariably send Nuth a night or two after their visit. He has a way with tapestry; you would scarcely notice that the edges had been cut. E THE ADVERTISEMENTS OF RIVAL FIRMS IT IS PROBABLE THAT EVERY TRADESMAN KNOWS THAT NOBODY IN BUSINESS AT THE PRESENT TIME HAS A POSITION EQUAL TO THAT OF MISTER NUTH TO THOSE OUTSIDE THE MAGIC CIRCLE OF BUSINESS HIS NAME IS SCARCELY KNOWN HE DOES NOT NEED TO ADVERTISE HE IS CONSUMMATE HE IS SUPERIOR EVEN TO MODERN COMPETITION AND WHATEVER CLAIMS THEY BOAST HIS RIVALS KNOW IT HIS TERMS ARE MODERATE SO MUCH CASH DOWN WHEN THE GOODS ARE DELIVERED SO MUCH IN BLACKMAIL AFTERWARDS HE CONSULTS YOUR CONVENIENCE HIS SKILL MAY BE COUNTED UPON I HAVE SEEN A SHADOW ON A WINDY NIGHT MOVE MORE NOISILY THAN NUTH FOR NUTH IS A BURGLAR BY TRADE MEN HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO STAY IN COUNTRY HOUSES AND TO SEND A DEALER AFTERWARDS TO BARGAIN FOR A PIECE OF TAPESTRY THAT THEY SAW THERE SOME ARTICLE OF FURNITURE SOME PICTURE THIS IS BAD TASTE BUT THOSE WHOSE CULTURE IS MORE ELEGANT INVARIABLY SEND NUTH A NIGHT OR TWO AFTER THEIR VISIT HE HAS A WAY WITH TAPESTRY YOU WOULD SCARCELY NOTICE THAT THE EDGES HAD BEEN CUT
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