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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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