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Updated: June 17, 2025

"Did they offer a reward?" asked Buckstone. "Yes, five hundred dollars for the knife, and five hundred more for the thief." "What a leather-headed idea!" exclaimed the constable. "The thief das'n't go near them, nor send anybody. Whoever goes is going to get himself nabbed, for their ain't any pawnbroker that's going to lose the chance to "

Mark Twain - The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson