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;Finally�察�Kaluna blurted out�此 �'Look here�察�Gregory�察 �you think you're
going to find Kalaniweo�察�but you're not。'
;Kalaniweo was his sister。 Lyte glanced at him when his name was
called�察�but he made no answer。 Kaluna was furious。 He was working
himself up all the time。
;'I'll tell you one thing��' he shouted。 'You'll be on Molokai yourself
before ever you get Kalaniweo there。 I'll tell you what you are。
You've no right to be in the company of honest men。 You've made a
terrible fuss talking about your duty�察 �haven't you�拭 �You've sent many
lepers to Molokai�察 �and knowing all the time you belonged there
yourself。'
;I'd seen Lyte angry more than once�察 �but never quite so angry as at
that moment。 Leprosy with us�察�you know�察�is not a thing to jest about。
He made one leap across the floor�察�dragging Kaluna out of his chair with
a clutch on his neck。 He shook him back and forth savagely�察�till you
could hear the half´caste's teeth rattling。
;'What do you mean��' Lyte was demanding。 'Spit it out�察�man�察�or I'll
choke it out of you��'
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;You know�察 �in the West there is a certain phrase that a man must
smile while uttering。 So with us of the islands�察 �only our phrase is
related to leprosy。 No matter what Kaluna was�察�he was no coward。 As
soon as Lyte eased the grip on his throat he answered�此�
;'I'll tell you what I mean。 You are a leper yourself。'
Lyte suddenly flung the half´caste sideways into a chair�察�letting him
down easily enough。 Then Lyte broke out into honest�察�hearty laughter。
But he laughed alone�察�and when he discovered it he looked around at our
faces。 I had reached his side and was trying to get him to come away�察�
but he took no notice of me。 He was gazing�察 �fascinated�察 �at Kaluna�察�
who was brushing at his own throat in a flurried�察�nervous way�察�as if to
brush off the contamination of the fingers that had clutched him。 The
action was unreasoned�察�genuine。
;Lyte looked around at us�察�slowly passing from face to face。
;'My God�察�fellows� �My God��' he said。
;He did not speak it。 It was more a hoarse whisper of fright and
horror。 It was fear that fluttered in his throat�察�and I don't think that ever
in his life before he had known fear。
;Then his colossal optimism asserted itself�察�and he laughed again。
;'A good jokewhoever put it up��' he said。 'The drinks are on me。
I had a scare for a moment。 But�察�fellows�察�don't do it again�察�to anybody。
It's too serious。 I tell you I died a thousand deaths in that moment。 I
thought of my wife and the kids�察�and 。 。 。 '
;His voice broke�察 �and the half´caste�察 �still throat´brushing�察 �drew his
eyes。 He was puzzled and worried。
;'John��' he said�察�turning toward me。
;His jovial�察 �rotund voice rang in my ears。 But I could not answer。
I was swallowing hard at that moment�察 �and besides�察 �I knew my face
didn't look just right。
;'John��' he called again�察�taking a step nearer。
;He called timidly�察�and of all nightmares of horrors the most frightful
was to hear timidity in Lyte Gregory's voice。
;'John�察�John�察�what does it mean��' he went on�察�still more timidly。 'It's
a joke�察�isn't it�拭 �John�察�here's my hand。 If I were a leper would I offer
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you my hand�拭 �Am I a leper�察�John��'
;He held out his hand�察 �and what in high heaven or hell did I care�拭�
He was my friend。 I took his hand�察�though it cut me to the heart to see
the way his face brightened。
;'It was only a joke�察 �Lyte��' I said。 'We fixed it up on you。 But
you're right。 It's too serious。 We won't do it again。'
;He did not laugh this time。 He smiled�察�as a man awakened from a
bad dream and still oppressed by the substance of the dream。
;'All right�察 �then��' he said。 'Don't do it again�察 �and I'll stand for the
drinks。 But I may as well confess that you fellows had me going south
for a moment。 Look at the way I've been sweating。'
;He sighed and wiped the sweat from his forehead as he started to
step toward the bar。
;'It is no joke��' Kaluna said abruptly。 I looked murder at him�察�and I
felt murder�察 �too。 But I dared not speak or strike。 That would have
precipitated the catastrophe which I somehow had a mad hope of still
averting。
;'It is no joke��' Kaluna repeated。 'You are a leper�察�Lyte Gregory�察 �and
you've no right putting your hands on honest men's fleshon the clean
flesh of honest men。'
;Then Gregory flared up。
;'The joke has gone far enough� �Quit it� �Quit it�察�I say�察�Kaluna�察 �or
I'll give you a beating��'
;'You undergo a bacteriological examination��' Kaluna answered�察 �'and
then you can beat meto death�察 �if you want to。 Why�察 �man�察 �look at
yourself there in the glass。 You can see it。 Anybody can see it。
You're developing the lion face。 See where the skin is darkened there
over your eyes。
;Lyte peered and peered�察�and I saw his hands trembling。
;'I can see nothing��' he said finally�察 �then turned on the hapa´ haole。
'You have a black heart�察�Kaluna。 And I am not ashamed to say that you
have given me a scare that no man has a right to give another。 I take
you at your word。 I am going to settle this thing now。 I am going
straight to Doc Strowbridge。 And when I come back�察 �watch out。'
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;He never looked at us�察�but started for the door。
;'You wait here�察�John��' he said�察�waving me back from acc
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