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from following me�察─�Dr。 Kennedy snapped out。                  ;It's all very    well�察�for 

the sake of society�察�tacitly to ignore some things�察�but              you do more than 

tacitly ignore。; 

     ;What is it�察�pray�察�that I tacitly ignore� ─�

     Dr。   Kennedy   was   angry。      A   deeper   red   than   that   of   constitutional 

Scotch and soda suffused his face�察�as he answered�此�

     ;Your father's son。; 

     ;Now just what do you mean�拭─�

     ;Damn it�察�man�察�you can't ask me to be plainer spoken than that。                   But 

if you will�察�all rightIsaac Ford's sonJoe Garlandyour             brother。; 

     Percival Ford sat quietly�察�an   annoyed and shocked expression on   his 

face。    Kennedy       looked    at  him    curiously�察  �then�察  �as  the   slow   minutes 

dragged by�察�became embarrassed and frightened。 

     ;My   God� ─     �he  cried   finally�察  �you   don't   mean    to  tell  me  that  you 

didn't know� ─�

     As in answer�察�Percival Ford's cheeks turned slowly grey。 

     ;It's a ghastly joke�察─�he said�察 �a ghastly joke。; 

     The doctor had got himself in hand。 

     ;Everybody knows it�察─�he said。           ;I thought you knew it。          And since 

you don't know it�察�it's time you did�察�and I'm glad of the chance of                setting 

you straight。     Joe Garland and you are brothershalf´ brothers。; 

     ;It's   a   lie�察─  �Ford   cried。 ;You   don't   mean   it。 Joe   Garland's   mother 

was    Eliza   Kunilio。;     ��Dr。   Kennedy      nodded。��     ;I  remember      her   well�察�

with her duck pond and taro patch。            His father was Joseph Garland�察          �the 

beach´comber。;        ��Dr。 Kennedy shook his head。��            ;He died only two        or 

three   years   ago。   He   used   to   get   drunk。    There's   where   Joe   got    his 

dissoluteness。      There's the heredity for you。; 

     ;And nobody told you�察─�Kennedy said wonderingly�察�after a pause。 

     ;Dr。 Kennedy�察�you have said something terrible�察�which I cannot allow 

to pass。    You must either prove or�察�or 。 。 。 ; 

     ;Prove it yourself。      Turn around and look at him。           You've got him in 



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profile。    Look at his nose。      That's Isaac Ford's。      Yours is a thin     edition 

of it。   That's right。    Look。     The lines are fuller�察�but they       are all there。; 

     Percival Ford looked at the Kanaka half´breed who played under the 

hau tree�察�and it seemed�察�as by some illumination�察�that he was gazing                 on a 

wraith   of   himself。    Feature    after   feature  flashed   up   an   unmistakable 

resemblance。       Or�察  �rather�察  �it   was   he   who   was   the   wraith of   that   other 

full´muscled and generously moulded man。                And his      features�察�and that 

other man's features�察�were all reminiscent of             Isaac Ford。      And nobody 

had   told   him。   Every   line   of   Isaac   Ford's  face   he   knew。   Miniatures�察�

portraits�察�and photographs of his father           were passing in review through 

his mind�察�and here and there�察�over           and again�察�in the face before him�察�he 

caught   resemblances   and   vague       hints   of   likeness。  It   was devil's   work 

that could reproduce the         austere features of Isaac Ford in the loose and 

sensuous      features   before     him。   Once�察    �the   man   turned�察  �and   for   one 

flashing instant it      seemed to Percival Ford that he saw his father�察�dead 

and gone�察     �peering at him out of the face of Joe Garland。 

     ;It's nothing at all�察─�he could faintly hear Dr。 Kennedy saying�察              �They 

were all mixed up in the old days。           You know that。        You've     seen it all 

your life。    Sailors married queens and begat princesses              and all the rest 

of it。   It was the usual thing in the Islands。; 

     ;But not with my father�察─�Percival Ford interrupted。 

     ;There   you    are。;   Kennedy   shrugged        his   shoulders。   ;Cosmic      sap 

and    smoke of life。      Old Isaac Ford was straitlaced and all the rest�察�and 

I know there's no explaining it�察�least of all to himself。           He    understood it 

no more than you do。          Smoke of life�察�that's all。      And     don't forget one 

thing�察�Ford。     There was a dab of unruly blood in           old Isaac Ford�察�and Joe 

Garland inherited itall of it�察�smoke of           life and cosmic sap�察�while you 

inherited all of old Isaac's ascetic        blood。     And just because your blood 

is cold�察�well´ordered�察�and well´ disciplined�察�is no reason that you should 

frown upon Joe Garland。            When Joe Garland undoes the work you do�察�

remember that it is only        old Isaac Ford on both sides�察�undoing with one 

hand what he does         with the other。      You are Isaac Ford's right hand�察�let 

us say�察�Joe     Garland is his left hand。; 

     Percival    Ford    made    no   answer�察   �and   in  the  silence   Dr。   Kennedy 



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finished    his   forgotten   Scotch    and   soda。   From   across     the   grounds    an 

automobile hooted imperatively。 

     ;There's   the   machine�察─  �Dr。   Kennedy   said�察  �rising。     ;I've   got   to   run。 

I'm sorry I've shaken you up�察�and at the same time I'm glad。                And     know 

one thing�察�Isaac Ford's dab of unruly blood was remarkably                    small�察�and 

Joe Garland got it all。       And one other thing。         If your    father's left hand 

offend   you�察  �don't   smite   it   off。 Besides�察 �Joe   is  all   right。  Frankly�察  �if   I 

could choose between you and him to live                with me on a desert isle�察�I'd 

choose Joe。; 

     Little bare´legged children ran about him�察�playing�察�on the grass�察                �but 

Percival   Ford   did   not   see   them。  He   was   gazing   steadily  at   the  singer 

under the   hau   tree。    He   even   changed   his position once�察 �to       get   closer。 

The   clerk   of   the   Seaside   went   by�察  �limping   with   age   and dragging   his 

reluctant feet。     He had lived forty years on the           Islands。    Percival Ford 

beckoned to him�察�and the clerk came             respectfully�察�and wondering that he 

should be noticed by Percival          Ford。 

     ;John�察─�Ford said�察 �I want you to give me some information。                    Won't 

you sit down�拭─�

     The   clerk   sat   down   awkwardly�察  �stunned   by   the   unexpected   honour。 

He     blinked at the other and mumbled�察 �Yes�察�sir�察�thank you。; 

     ;John�察�who is Joe Garland�拭─�

     The clerk stared at him�察�blinked�察�cleared his throat�察�and said             nothing。 

     ;Go on�察─�Percival Ford commanded。 

     ;Who is he�拭─�

     ;You're joking me�察�sir�察─�the other managed to articulat
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