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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. 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
 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. 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." It may be urged against my use of the word incomparable that in the burglary business the name of Slith stands paramount and alone; and of this I am not ignorant; but Slith is a classic, and lived long ago, and knew nothing at all 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.  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 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 IT MAY BE URGED AGAINST MY USE OF THE WORD INCOMPARABLE THAT IN THE BURGLARY BUSINESS THE NAME OF SLITH STANDS PARAMOUNT AND ALONE AND OF THIS I AM NOT IGNORANT BUT SLITH IS A CLASSIC AND LIVED LONG AGO AND KNEW NOTHING AT ALL 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
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