, when the citizentook the hand of a thief, he was so re-luctant to let go that all thieves thoughthe loved them, and, by way of addingthe charm of ingratitude to the advan-tages of thrift, they jilundercd him witha special and j)«rtiriilar assiduity. ^ TheKin§^TheGenius^ A GENIUS who had built an… … from among your own enemies. No, said the king. I, too, amdestitute of enemies. I beg your Majesty to forgive me,the genius said. I spoke without re-flection. You also have lived a blame-less life. Well, no, said the sovereign,thoughtfully scratching the royal headwhere it did not itch; that is not…
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