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Jones, it appears, was hardly aware that any rivalry existed; he did not think of Smith as an opponent, and as an adversary, never. JONES IT APPEARS WAS HARDLY AWARE THAT ANY RIVAL EXISTED HE DID NOT THINK OF SMITH AS AN OPPONENT OR AS AN ADVERSARY NEVER
n a sense that made them rivals; small as well as large affairs betrayed this malicious tendency of the gods. It showed itself in earliest days, at school, at Cambridge, in travel, even in house-parties and the lighter social intercourse. Though distant cousins, their families were not intimate,[146] and there was no obvious reason why their paths should fall so persistently together. Yet their paths did so, crossing and recrossing in the way described. Sooner or later, in all his undertakings, Smith would note the shadow of Jones darkening the ground in front of him; and later, when called to the Bar in his chosen profession, he found most frequently that the learned counsel in opposition to him was the owner of this shadow, Jones. In another matter, too, they became rivals, for the same girl, oddly enough, attracted both, and though she accepted neither offer of marriage (during Smith’s lifetime!), the attitude between them was that of unwilling rivals. For they were friends as well. E DELIGHTED TO THROW THEM TOGETHER IN A SENSE THAT MADE THEM RIVALS SMALL AS WELL AS LARGE AFFAIRS BETRAYED THIS MALICIOUS TENDENCY OF THE GODS IT SHOWED ITSELF IN EARLIER DAYS AT SCHOOL AT CAMBRIDGE IN TRAVEL EVEN IN HOUSE PARTIES AND THE LIGHTER SOCIAL INTERCOURSE THOUGH DISTANT COUSINS THEIR FAMILIES WERE NOT INTIMATE AND THERE WAS NO OBVIOUS REASON WHY THEIR PATHS SHOULD FALL SO PERSISTENTLY TOGETHER YET THEIR PATHS DID SO CROSSING AND RECROSSING IN THE WAY DESCRIBED SOONER OR LATER IN ALL HIS UNDERTAKINGS SMITH WOULD NOTE THE SHADOW OF JONES DARKENING THE GROUND IN FRONT OF HIM AND LATER WHEN CALLED TO THE BAR AND HIS CHOSEN PROFESSION HE FOUND MOST FREQUENTLY THAT THE LEARNED COUNSEL IN OPPOSITION TO HIM WAS THE OWNER OF THIS SHADOW JONES IN ANOTHER MATTER TOO THEY BECAME RIVALS FOR THE SAME GIRL ODDLY ENOUGH ATTRACTED BOTH AND THOUGH SHE ACCEPTED NEITHER OFFER OF MARRIAGE DURING SMITH'S LIFETIME THE ATTITUDE BETWEEN THEM WAS THAT OF UNWILLING RIVALS FOR THEY WERE FRIENDS AS WELL
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