We're painting the Sistine Chapel, not the Forth Bridge
On an aside, it is often remarked how thieves and rogues always seem to have a perfect grasp of dentistry. Unsurprisingly, an unchecked cavity or abscess can cause pain at the most inopportune of moments; there were a number of unfortunate accidents where an otherwise athletic thief had clutched their jaw in pain only to realise-a second too late-that they were supposed to be holding on to the window ledge outside the Marquis of Kensington’s lavishly high bedroom, located above a tragically spiked fence.
Eventually, the smarter thieves decided that if they were going to be involved in such a precarious calling, they were going to have to take better care of their molars. Consequently, and with some judicious use of a pilfered hairbrush and garrotting wire, many thieves not only had perfect teeth, but had learned to control such other potential career-killers as ingrowing toenails, muscle cramp and thrush. There were a few further thoughts about how to avoid the most common malady: the crossbow bolt, but all attempts had thus far ended in irreversible disappointment.
Eventually, the smarter thieves decided that if they were going to be involved in such a precarious calling, they were going to have to take better care of their molars. Consequently, and with some judicious use of a pilfered hairbrush and garrotting wire, many thieves not only had perfect teeth, but had learned to control such other potential career-killers as ingrowing toenails, muscle cramp and thrush. There were a few further thoughts about how to avoid the most common malady: the crossbow bolt, but all attempts had thus far ended in irreversible disappointment.