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When they heard that he had rejected the advice of those that gave it, some said that the knight was mad, and others said he was greater than those what gave the advice, but none appreciated the worth of his plan. WHEN THEY HEARD THAT HE HAD REJECTED THE ADVICE OF THOSE THAT GAVE IT SOME SAID THAT THE KNIGHT WAS MAD AND OTHERS SAID HE WAS GREATER THAN THOSE WHAT GAVE THE ADVICE BUT NONE APPRECIATED THE WORTH OF HIS PLAN
emed that he would succeed and enrich the world, and they rubbed their hands in the cities at the thought of largesse; and there was joy among all men in Alderic's country, except perchance among the lenders of money, who feared they would soon be paid. And there was rejoicing also because men hoped that when the Gibbelins were robbed of their hoard, they would shatter their high-built bridge and break the golden chains that bound them to the world, and drift back, they and their tower, to the moon, from which they had come and to which they rightly belonged. There was little love for the Gibbelins, though all men envied their hoard. So they all cheered, that day when he mounted his dragon, as though he was already a conqueror, and what pleased them more than the good that they hoped he would do to the world was that he scattered gold as he rode away; for he would not need it, he said, if he found the Gibbelins' hoard, and he would not need it more if he smoked on the Gibbelins' table. IOUS MAN AND THEY DEEMED THAT HE WOULD SUCCEED AND ENRICH THE WORLD AND THEY RUBBED THEIR HANDS IN THE CITIES AT THE THOUGHT OF LARGESSE AND THERE WAS JOY AMONG ALL MEN IN ALDRIC'S COUNTRY EXCEPT PERCHANCE AMONG THE LENDERS OF MONEY WHO FEARED THEY WOULD SOON BE PAID AND THERE WAS REJOICING ALSO BECAUSE MEN HOPED THAT WHEN THE GIBBELLONS WERE ROBBED OF THEIR HOARD THEY WOULD SHATTER THEIR HIGH BUILT BRIDGE AND BREAK THE GOLDEN CHAINS THAT BOUND THEM TO THE WORLD AND DRIFT BACK THEY IN THEIR TOWER TO THE MOON FROM WHICH THEY HAD COME AND TO WHICH THEY RIGHTLY BELONGED THERE WAS LITTLE LOVE FOR THE GIBBELLINS THOUGH ALL MEN ENVIED THEIR HOARD SO THEY ALL CHEERED THAT DAY WHEN HE MOUNTED HIS DRAGON AS THOUGH HE WAS ALREADY A CONQUEROR AND WHAT PLEASED THEM MORE THAN THE GOOD THAT THEY HOPED HE WOULD DO TO THE WORLD WAS THAT HE SCATTERED GOLD AS HE RODE AWAY FOR HE WOULD NOT NEED IT HE SAID IF HE FOUND THE GIBBELINE'S HOARD AND HE WOULD NOT NEED IT MORE IF HE SMOKED ON THE GIBBELINDS TABLE
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