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"Well this is curious," Dr Silk said, peering closely at the skull "One would expect gold coins to close his eyes, but I see copper"

He searched Orhald further and found a purse, but it was eold he found was Orhald’s wedding ring Dr Silk looked disan understood The merchant had been fabulously wealthy, but he’d tried to appease the gods with his huold, but if he’d offered too ant While his coffin was fine enough to iarish He’d played both sides--enough gifts to please the gods, but not enough to anger the his excess It ell known that entrance to the heavens could not be bought by wealth alone Moral character counted as well

And, Karigan thought, if Orhald Falloas anything like her father, he’d been too practical to allow too old to be buried ahere it could not be useful to his heirs

Dr Silk was plainly unihed "Well, old Orhald has played a joke on us He took little of his gold to the grave"

"He ignores all the artifacts," Cade , the coffin itself, the parchan thought, hat made the professor and Cade different from Dr Silk The former were actually interested in the past, and the latter was siold miner A tomb thief

"Take this away," Dr Silk told his servants

They bundled the res, carelessly dropped him into the coffin with a clatter, and carried him away

"Let us not be dismayed by the scarcity of Orhald Fallows," Dr Silk said "I’veentertainments for you than a bundle of old bones"

At his coan and Cade had seen earlier heeled forth A slave, e sow into the big top The audience laughed, but Dr Silk ss," a ather around so you can see," Dr Silk said

The guests left their chairs to stand around the doe for the sow and herder to approach

"I have brought some of my pets all the way fro pigs now?" the wag called out

Dr Silk chuckled and signaled with his hand The covering was pulled off the cage revealing gilt bars A fila on the angle of light, filled the spaces between the bars