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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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anything   in   common   with   Philip��and   there   was   a   certain   element   of 

ingenuous unconsciousness in which they were not so f
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