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must have some stimulus�察�and for me�察�who hate drinking�察�they are�察�at least�察�
a more refined excitement。;
;More dangerous�察─ �said Hal。 ;Infinitely more dangerous�察 �in the
morbid way in which you look at life。 What have these sickly fancies to
do with the career that opens to every brave man in a great nation�拭─�
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;They have everything to do with it�察 �and there are many for whom
there is no career。 As the nation develops�察�it must produce men of high
culture。 Now there is no place for them except as bookkeepers or
pedagogues or newspaper reporters。 Meantime the incessant
unintellectual activity is only a sublime bore to those who stand aside。;
;Then why stand aside�拭─�persisted the downright Harry。
;I have no place in it but a lounging´place�察─�said Malbone。 ;I do not
wish to chop blocks with a razor。 I envy those men�察 �born mere
Americans�察�with no ambition in life but to 'swing a railroad' as they say at
the West。 Every morning I hope to wake up like them in the fear of God
and the love of money。;
;You may as well stop�察─�said Harry�察 �coloring a little。 ;Malbone�察 �you
used to be my ideal man in my boyhood�察�but;
;I am glad we have got beyond that�察─�interrupted the other�察�cheerily�察 �I
am only an idler in the land。 Meanwhile�察�I have my little interests��read�察�
write�察�sketch;
;Flirt�拭─�put in Hal�察�with growing displeasure。
;Not now�察─ �said Phil�察 �patting his shoulder�察 �with imperturbable good´
nature。 ;Our beloved has cured me of that。 He who has won the pearl
dives no more。;
;Do not let us speak of Hope�察─�said Harry。 ;Everything that you have
been asserting Hope's daily life disproves。;
;That may be�察─�answered Malbone�察�heartily。 ;But�察�Hal�察�I never flirted�察�
I always despised it。 It was always a grande passion with me�察�or what I
took for such。 I loved to be loved�察 �I suppose�察 �and there was always
something new and fascinating to be explored in a human heart�察�that is�察�a
woman's。;
;Some new temple to profane�拭─�asked Hal severely。
;Never� ─ �said Philip。 ;I never profaned it。 If I deceived�察 �I shared
the deception�察�at least for a time�察�and�察�as for sensuality�察�I had none in me。;
;Did you have nothing worse�拭 �Rousseau ends where Tom Jones
begins。;
;My temperament saved me�察─�said Philip。 ;A woman is not a woman
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to me�察�without personal refinement。;
;Just what Rousseau said�察─�replied Harry。
;I acted upon it�察─ �answered Malbone。 ;No one dislikes Blanche
Ingleside and her demi monde more than I。;
;You ought not�察─�was the retort。 ;You help to bring other girls to her
level。;
;Whom�拭─�said Malbone�察�startled。
;Emilia。;
;Emilia�拭─�repeated the other�察�coloring crimson。 ;I�察�who have warned
her against Blanche's society。;
;And have left her no other resource�察─�said Harry�察�coloring still more。
;Malbone�察 �you have gained ��unconsciously of course�� too much power
over that girl�察 �and the only effect of it is�察 �to keep her in perpetual
excitement。 So she seeks Blanche�察�as she would any other strong stimulant。
Hope does not seem to have discovered this�察�but Kate has�察�and I have。;
Hope came in�察�and Harry went out。 The next day he came to Philip
and apologized most warmly for his unjust and inconsiderate words。
Malbone�察�always generous�察�bade him think no more about it�察�and Harry for
that day reverted strongly to his first faith。 ;So noble�察�so high´toned�察─�he
said to Kate。 Indeed�察 �a man never appears more magnanimous than in
forgiving a friend who has told him the truth。
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CHAPTER IX。
DANGEROUS WAYS。
IT was true enough what Harry had said。 Philip Malbone's was that
perilous Rousseau´like temperament�察�neither sincere enough for safety�察�nor
false enough to alarm�察�the winning tenderness that thrills and softens at the
mere neighborhood of a woman�察�and fascinates by its reality those whom
no hypocrisy can deceive。 It was a nature half amiable�察�half voluptuous�察�
that disarmed others�察 �seeming itself unarmed。 He was never wholly
ennobled by passion�察�for it never touched him deeply enough�察�and�察�on the
other hand�察�he was not hardened by the habitual attitude of passion�察�for he
was never really insincere。 Sometimes it seemed as if nothing stood
between him and utter profligacy but a little indolence�察�a little kindness�察�
and a good deal of caution。
;There seems no such thing as serious repentance in me�察─�he had once
said to Kate�察 �two years before�察 �when she had upbraided him with some
desperate flirtation which had looked as if he would carry it as far as
gentlemen did under King Charles II。 ;How does remorse begin�拭─�
;Where you are beginning�察─�said Kate。
;I do not perceive that�察─�he answered。 ;My conscience seems�察�after
all�察 �to be only a form of good´nature。 I like to be stirred by emotion�察 �I
suppose�察�and I like to study character。 But I can always stop when it is
evident that I shall cause pain to somebody。 Is there any other motive�拭─�
;In other words�察─�said she�察 �you apply the match�察�and then turn your
back on the burning house。;
Philip colored。 ;How unjust you are� �Of course�察�we all like to play
with fire�察�but I always put it out before it can spread。 Do you think I have
no feeling�拭─�
Kate stopped there�察�I suppose。 Even she always stopped soon�察�if she
undertook to interfere with Malbone。 This charming Alcibiades always
convinced them�察�after the wrestling was over�察�that he had not been thrown。
The only exception to this was in the case of Aunt Jane。 If she had
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