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Here in a neat black dress on one spring morning came an old woman whose bonnet was lined with red, asking for Mr. Nuth; and with her came her large and awkward son. HERE IN A NEAT BLACK DRESS ON ONE SPRING MORNING CAME AN OLD WOMAN WHOSE BONNET WAS LINED WITH RED ASKING FOR MISTER NUTH AND WITH HER CAME HER LARGE AND AWKWARD SON
ides which the surprising nature of his doom has possibly cast a glamour upon Slith that exaggerates in our eyes his undoubted merits. It must not be thought that I am a friend of Nuth's; on the contrary such politics as I have are on the side of Property; and he needs no words from me, for his position is almost unique in trade, being among the very few that do not need to advertise. At the time that my story begins Nuth lived in a roomy house in Belgrave Square: in his inimitable way he had made friends with the caretaker. The place suited Nuth, and, whenever anyone came to inspect it before purchase, the caretaker used to praise the house in the words that Nuth had suggested. "If it wasn't for the drains," she would say, "it's the finest house in London," and when they pounced on this remark and asked questions about the drains, she would answer them that the drains also were good, but not so good as the house. They did not see Nuth when they went over the rooms, but Nuth was there. L OF MODERN COMPETITION BESIDES WHICH THE SURPRISING NATURE OF HIS DOOM HAS POSSIBLY CAST A GLAMOUR UPON SLITH THAT EXAGGERATES IN OUR EYES HIS UNDOUBTED MERITS IT MUST NOT BE THOUGHT THAT I AM A FRIEND OF NUTH'S ON THE CONTRARY SUCH POLITICS AS I HAVE ARE ON THE SIDE OF PROPERTY AND HE NEEDS NO WORDS FROM ME FOR HIS POSITION IS ALMOST UNIQUE IN TRADE BEING AMONG EVERY FEW THAT DO NOT NEED TO ADVERTISE AT THE TIME THAT MY STORY BEGINS NUTH LIVED IN A ROOMY HOUSE IN BELGRAVE SQUARE IN HIS INIMITABLE WAY HE HAD MADE FRIENDS WITH THE CARETAKER THE PLACE SUITED NUTH AND WHENEVER ANYONE CAME TO INSPECT IT BEFORE PURCHASE THE CARETAKER USED TO PRAISE THE HOUSE IN THE WORDS THAT NUTH HAD SUGGESTED IF IT WASN'T FOR THE DRAINS SHE WOULD SAY IT'S THE FINEST HOUSE IN LONDON AND WHEN THEY POUNCED ON THIS REMARK AND ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT THE DRAINS SHE WOULD ANSWER THEM THAT THE DRAINS ALSO WERE GOOD BUT NOT SO GOOD AS THE HOUSE THEY DID NOT SEE NUTH WHEN THEY WENT OVER THE ROOMS BUT NUTH WAS THERE
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