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You did not trespass twice in the dells of the gnoles. And, apart from the things that were done there, the trees themselves were a warning, and did not wear the wholesome look of those that we plant ourselves. YOU DID NOT TRESPASS TWICE IN THE DELLS OF THE GNOLES AND APART FROM THE THINGS THAT WERE DONE THERE THE TREES THEMSELVES WERE A WARNING AND DID NOT WEAR THE WHOLESOME LOOK OF THOSE THAT WE PLANT OURSELVES
have--but I cry over spilt milk. He expostulated respectfully; he said he would rather not go; he said it was not fair; he allowed himself to argue; and in the end, one windy October morning with a menace in the air found him and Nuth drawing near to the dreadful wood. Nuth, by weighing little emeralds against pieces of common rock, had ascertained the probable weight of those house-ornaments that the gnoles are believed to possess in the narrow, lofty house wherein they have dwelt from of old. They decided to steal two emeralds and to carry them between them on a cloak; but if they should be too heavy one must be dropped at once. Nuth warned young Tonker against greed, and explained that the emeralds were worth less than cheese until they were safe away from the dreadful wood. Everything had been planned, and they walked now in silence. No track led up to the sinister gloom of the trees, either of men or cattle; not even a poacher had been there snaring elves for over a hundred years. ON FOR NUTH HE WOULD HAVE BUT I CRY OVER SPILT MILK HE EXPOSTULATED RESPECTFULLY HE SAID HE WOULD RATHER NOT GO HE SAID IT WAS NOT FAIR HE ALLOWED HIMSELF TO ARGUE AND IN THE END ONE WINDY OCTOBER MORNING WITH A MENACE IN THE AIR FOUND HIM AND NUTH DRAWING NEAR TO THE DREADFUL WOOD NUTH BY WEIGHING LITTLE EMERALDS AGAINST PIECES OF COMMON ROCK HAD ASCERTAINED THE PROBABLE WEIGHT OF THOSE HOUSE ORNAMENTS THAT THE GNOLES ARE BELIEVED TO POSSESS IN THE NARROW LOFTY HOUSE WHEREIN THEY HAVE DWELT FROM OF OLD THEY DECIDED TO STEAL TWO EMERALDS AND TO CARRY THEM BETWEEN THEM ON A CLOAK BUT IF THEY SHOULD BE TOO HEAVY ONE MUST BE DROPPED AT ONCE NUTH WARNED YOUNG TONKER AGAINST GREED AND EXPLAINED THAT THE EMERALDS WERE WORTH LESS THAN CHEESE UNTIL THEY WERE SAFE AWAY FROM THE DREADFUL WOOD EVERYTHING HAD BEEN PLANNED AND THEY WALKED NOW IN SILENCE NO TRACK LED UP TO THE SINISTER GLOOM OF THE TREES EITHER OF MEN OR CATTLE NOT EVEN A POACHER HAD BEEN THERE SNARING ELVES FOR OVER A HUNDRED YEARS
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