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The speaker paused a moment. "Odd," he continued presently—"very odd indeed." He turned to the others. "I felt quite sorry for him suddenly. I suppose," he added, "the philosophers are right when they gas about hate being very close to love." THE SPEAKER PAUSED A MOMENT ODD HE CONTINUED PRESENTLY VERY ODD INDEED HE TURNED TO THE OTHERS I FELT QUITE SORRY FOR HIM SUDDENLY I SUPPOSE HE ADDED THE PHILOSOPHERS ARE RIGHT WHEN THEY GUESS ABOUT HATE BEING VERY CLOSE TO LOVE
stared into each other’s eyes. “The amazement on his face changed instantly to hatred and resolve. He acted with incredible rapidity. I think the unexpected suddenness of his turn made me lose a precious second or two. Anyhow he was ahead of me. He flung his rifle to his shoulder. ‘You devil!’ I heard his voice. ‘I’ve got you at last!’ His rifle cracked, for he let drive the same instant. The hair stirred just above my ear. “He had missed! “Before he could draw back his bolt for another shot I had acted. “‘You’re not fit to live!’ I shouted, as my bullet[85] crashed into his temple. I had the satisfaction, too, of knowing that he heard my words. I saw the swift expression of frustrated loathing in his eyes. “He fell like an ox, his face splashing in the stream. I shoved the body out. I saw it sucked beneath the log-jam instantly. It disappeared. There could be no inquest on him, I reflected comfortably. Hazel was gone—gone from this earth, from my life, our mutual hatred over at last.” DY ABRUPTLY TURNED CLEAN ROUND AND FACED ME WE STARED INTO EACH OTHER'S EYES THE AMAZEMENT ON HIS FACE CHANGED INSTANTLY TO HATRED AND RESOLVE HE ACTED WITH INCREDIBLE RAPIDITY I THINK THE UNEXPECTED SUDDENNESS OF HIS TURN MADE ME LOSE A PRECIOUS SECOND OR TWO ANYHOW HE WAS AHEAD OF ME HE FLUNG HIS RIFLE TO HIS SHOULDER YOU DEVIL I HEARD HIS VOICE I'VE GOT YOU AT LAST HIS RIFLE CRACKED FOR HE LET DRIVE THE SAME INSTANT THE HAIR STIRRED JUST ABOVE MY EAR HE HAD MISSED BEFORE HE COULD DRAW BACK HIS BOLT FOR ANOTHER SHOT I HAD ACTED YOU'RE NOT FIT TO LIVE I SHOUTED AS MY BULLET CRASHED INTO HIS TEMPLE I HAD THE SATISFACTION TOO OF KNOWING THAT HE HEARD MY WORDS I SAW THE SWIFT EXPRESSION OF FRUSTRATED LOATHING IN HIS EYES HE FELL LIKE AN OX HIS FACE SPLASHING IN THE STREAM I SHOVED THE BODY OUT I SAW IT SUCKED BENEATH THE LOG JAM INSTANTLY IT DISAPPEARED THERE COULD BE NO INQUEST ON HIM I REFLECTED COMFORTABLY HAZEL WAS GONE GONE FROM THIS EARTH FROM MY LIFE OUR MUTUAL HATRED OVER AT LAST
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