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Invariably Jones got the best of every conflict. Smith always paid; sometimes he paid with interest. INVARIABLY JONES GOT THE BEST OF EVERY CONFLICT SMITH ALWAYS PAID SOMETIMES HE PAID WITH INTEREST
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. Jones, it appears, was hardly aware that any rivalry existed; he did not think of Smith as an opponent, and as an adversary, never. He did notice, however, the constantly recurring meetings, for more than once he commented on them with good-humoured amusement. Smith, on the other hand, was conscious of a depth and strength in the tie that certainly intrigued him; being of a thoughtful, introspective nature, he was keenly sensible of the strange competition in their lives, and sought in various ways for its explanation, though without success. The desire to find out was very strong in him. And this was natural enough, owing to the singular fact that in all their battles he was the one to lose. HAT 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 JONES IT APPEARS WAS HARDLY AWARE THAT ANY RIVAL EXISTED HE DID NOT THINK OF SMITH AS AN OPPONENT OR AS AN ADVERSARY NEVER HE DID NOTICE HOWEVER THE CONSTANTLY RECURRING MEETINGS FOR MORE THAN ONCE HE COMMENTED ON THEM WITH GOOD HUMOURED AMUSEMENT SMITH ON THE OTHER HAND WAS CONSCIOUS OF A DEPTH AND STRENGTH IN THE TIE THAT CERTAINLY INTRIGUED HIM BEING OF A THOUGHTFUL INTROSPECTIVE NATURE WAS KEENLY SENSIBLE OF THE STRANGE COMPETITION IN THEIR LIVES AND SOUGHT IN VARIOUS WAYS FOR ITS EXPLANATION THOUGH WITHOUT SUCCESS THE DESIRE TO FIND OUT WAS VERY STRONG IN HIM AND THIS WAS NATURAL ENOUGH OWING TO THE SINGULAR FACT THAT IN ALL THEIR BATTLES HE WAS THE ONE TO LOSE
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