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"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. 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
ved 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. 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. NGTH 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 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
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