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These were the requisites for the quest that these men used to advise: a horse, a boat, mail armour, and at least three men at arms. Some said, "Blow the horn at the tower door"; others said, "Do not touch it." THESE WERE THE REQUISITES FOR THE QUEST THAT THESE MEN USED TO ADVISE A HORSE A BOAT MAIL ARMOR AND AT LEAST THREE MEN AT ARMS SOME SAID BLOW THE HORN AT THE TOWER DOOR OTHERS SAID DO NOT TOUCH IT
t 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. 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? No more than examples of the savoury art, and mere half-forgotten memories of a meal; and many, perhaps, no longer even that. TIVE 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 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 NO MORE THAN EXAMPLES OF THE SAVOURY ART AND MERE HALF FORGOTTEN MEMORIES OF A MEAL AND MANY PERHAPS NO LONGER EVEN THAT
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