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of older countries。       Did you ever notice that no class of men are so apt to 

take     to  drinking     as   highly     cultivated    Americans�拭        �It   is   a  very 

demoralizing       position�察   �when    one's   tastes   outgrow     one's   surroundings。 

Positively�察  �I   think   a   man   is   more   excusable   for   coveting   his   neighbor's 

wife in America than in Europe�察�because there is so little else to covet。; 

     ;Malbone� ─  �said   Hal�察   �what   has   got   into   you�拭    �Do   you   know   what 

things you are saying�拭─�

     ;Perfectly�察─�was the unconcerned reply。             ;I am not arguing�察�I am only 

testifying。      I   know     that   in  Paris�察  �for   instance�察   �I  myself     have    no 

temptations。      Art and history are so delightful�察�I absolutely do not care for 

the   society   even   of   women�察  �but   here�察  �where   there   is   nothing   to   do�察  �one 

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 far unlike��it only 

placed them in the more complete antagonism。 Perhaps if two beings were 

in absolutely no respect alike�察�they never could meet even for purposes of 

hostility�察  �there   must   be   some   common   ground   from   which   the   aversion 

may   proceed。      Moreover�察  �in    this   case  Aunt   Jane    utterly   disbelieved    in 

Malbone because she had reason to disbelieve in his father�察�and the better 

she knew the son the more she disliked the father retrospectively。 

     Philip was apt to be very heedless of such aversions��indeed�察�he had 

few to heed��but it was apparent that Aunt Jane was the only person with 

whom he was not quite at ease。             Still�察�the solicitude did not trouble him 

very much�察�for he instinctively knew that it was not his particular actions 

which   vexed   her�察  �so   much   as   his   very   temperament   and   atmosphere�察�

things    not   to  be   changed。      So    he  usually    went    his  way�察   �and   if  he 

sometimes   felt   one   of   her   sharp   retorts�察  �could   laugh   it   off   that   day   and 

sleep it off before the next morning。 

     For    you    may     be   sure   that   Philip    was    very   little  troubled     by 

inconvenient memories。           He never had to affect forgetfulness of anything。 

The past slid from him so easily�察�he forgot even to try to forget。 He liked 

to quote from Emerson�察 �What have I to do with repentance�拭─ �What have 

my yesterday's errors�察─�he would say�察 �to do with the life of to´day�拭─�

     ;Everything�察─�interrupted Aunt Jane�察 �for you will repeat them to´day�察�

if you can。; 

     ;Not at all�察─�persisted he�察�accepting as conversation what she meant as 

a stab。    ;I may�察�indeed�察�commit greater errors�察�here she grimly nodded�察�

as if she had no doubt of it�察�but never just the same。 To´day must take 

thought for itself。; 

     ;I   wish   it   would�察─  �she   said�察  �gently�察  �and   then   went   on   with   her   own 

thoughts     while    he   was   silent。   Presently     she   broke    out  again    in  her 

impulsive way。 

     ;Depend upon it�察─�she said�察 �there is very little direct retribution in this 

world。; 

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She looked�察�as she always did�察�indignant at having said anything to please 

him。 

     ;Yes�察─  �said   she�察   �it   is   the   indirect   retribution   that   crushes。   I've   seen 

enough of that�察�God knows。           Kate�察�give me my thimble。; 

     Malbone had that smooth elasticity of surface which made even Aunt 

Jane's strong fingers slip from him as they might from a fish�察�or from the 

soft�察�gelatinous stem of the water´target。 Even in this case he only laughed 

good´naturedly�察  �and   went   out�察  �whistling   like   a   mocking´bird�察  �to   call   the 

children round him。 

     Toward the more wayward and impul

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