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Not in the folly and frivolity of his youth did Alderic come to the tower, but he studied carefully for several years the manner in which burglars met their doom when they went in search of the treasure that he considered his. _In every case they had entered by the door_. He consulted those who gave advice on this quest; he noted every detail and cheerfully paid their fees, and determined to do nothing that they advised, for what were their clients now? NOT IN THE FOLLY AND FRIVOLITY OF HIS YOUTH DID ALDRE COME TO THE TOWER BUT HE STUDIED CAREFULLY FOR SEVERAL YEARS THE MANNER IN WHICH BURGLARS MET THEIR DOOM WHEN THEY WENT IN SEARCH OF THE TREASURE THAT HE CONSIDERED HIS IN EVERY CASE THEY HAD ENTERED BY THE DOOR HE CONSULTED THOSE WHO GAVE ADVICE ON THIS QUEST HE NOTED EVERY DETAIL AND CHEERFULLY PAID THEIR FEES AND DETERMINED TO DO NOTHING THAT THEY ADVISED FOR WHAT WERE THEIR CLIENTS NOW
ked to see burglars rowing easily to their steps. Some nourishment that common soil has not the huge trees drained there with their colossal roots from both banks of the river. There the Gibbelins lived and discreditably fed. Alderic, Knight of the Order of the City and the Assault, hereditary Guardian of the King's Peace of Mind, a man not unremembered among makers of myth, pondered so long upon the Gibbelins' hoard that by now he deemed it his. Alas that I should say of so perilous a venture, undertaken at dead of night by a valorous man, that its motive was sheer avarice! Yet upon avarice only the Gibbelins relied to keep their larders full, and once in every hundred years sent spies into the cities of men to see how avarice did, and always the spies returned again to the tower saying that all was well. It may be thought that, as the years went on and men came by fearful ends on that tower's wall, fewer and fewer would come to the Gibbelins' table: but the Gibbelins found otherwise. S SIRES FOR THEY LIKED TO SEE BURGLARS ROWING EASILY TO THEIR STEPS SOME NOURISHMENT THAT COMMON SOIL HAS NOT THE HUGE TREES DRAINED THERE WITH THEIR COLOSSAL ROOTS FROM BOTH BANKS OF THE RIVER THERE THE GIBBELLONS LIVED AND DISCREDITABLY FED ALDRIC KNIGHT OF THE ORDER OF THE CITY AND THE ASSAULT HEREDITARY GUARDIAN OF THE KING'S PEACE OF MIND A MAN NOT UNREMEMBERED AMONG MAKERS OF MYTH PONDERED SO LONG UPON THE GIBBELLON'S HOARD THAT BY NOW HE DEEMED IT HIS ALAS THAT I SHOULD SAY OF SO PERILOUS A VENTURE UNDERTAKEN AT DEAD OF NIGHT BY A VALOROUS MAN THAT ITS MOTIVE WAS SHEER AVARICE YET UPON AVARICE ONLY THE GIBLINS RELIED TO KEEP THEIR LARDERS FULL AND ONCE IN EVERY HUNDRED YEARS SENT SPIES INTO THE CITIES OF MEN TO SEE HOW AVARICE DID AND ALWAYS THE SPIES RETURNED AGAIN TO THE TOWER SAYING THAT ALL WAS WELL IT MAY BE THOUGHT THAT AS THE YEARS WENT ON AND MEN CAME BY FEARFUL ENDS ON THAT TOWER'S WALL FEWER AND FEWER WOULD COME TO THE GIBBELLON'S TABLE BUT THE GIBBLINS FOUND OTHERWISE
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