You clumsy wenchGods above! Are you trying to rob me, girl? The nobleman seizes my wrist and yanks it from his pocket. My hand comes up with the pipe clenched in it. I stare at him, horrified.I . . .Ill have your head for this! the man rages. Ill have you whipped!***I got the pipe, I say, holding it up.He stares for a minute, blinking, and then bursts into laughter. A few curious deer stick their heads through the shrubs to see what the racket is. Aladdin doubles over, laughing loud enough to startle birds from the trees overhead, and after a moment, I start laughing too. I havent laughed this hard in a long, long while, and it feels wonderful. We sit on the grass and laugh until our faces are red and were out of breath.You are the worst thief I have ever seen, declares Aladdin.I dont know what youre talking about. I got it, didnt I?My grandmother could pick pockets better than that! Though thats not quite fair; my grandmother was the best pickpocket in Parthenia. She taught me all her tricks. Drove my mother crazy.
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