It is there as it was there . ' ` It is there as it was there , ' said Lurgan , watching Kim closely while the boy rubbed his neck . ` But you are the first of many who has ever seen it so . ' He wiped his broad forehead . ` Was that more magic ? ' Kim asked suspiciously . The tingle had gone from his veins ; he felt unusually wide awake . ` No , that was not magic . It was only to see if there was -- a flaw in a jewel . Sometimes very fine jewels will fly all to pieces if a man holds them in his hand , and knows the proper way . That is why one must be careful before one sets them . Tell me , did you see the shape of the pot ? ' ` For a little time . It began to grow like a flower from the ground . ' ` And then what did you do ? I mean , how did you think ? ' ` Oah ! I knew it was broken , and so , I think , that was what I thought -- and it was broken . ' ` Hm ! Has anyone ever done that same sort of magic to you before ? '
` If it was , ' said XXXXX ` do you think I should let it again ?
Hm Kim Lurgan Oah anyone first flaw ground pot tingle