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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. 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
 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. 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. EN 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 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
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