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"The man you hated," said the understanding Lawson. "And who hated me," came the quiet confirmation. THE MAN YOU HATED SAID THE UNDERSTANDING LAWSON AND WHO HATED ME CAME THE QUIET CONFIRMATION
en would never tell before a general audience. He would tell it later, however, when the others had left. “There’s such a thing as instinctive antipathy, of course,” he added, with a laugh, looking around him. “That’s what you mean probably.” “I meant exactly what I said,” replied the host bluntly. “There’s first love. There’s first hate, too.” “Hate’s a strong word,” remarked Lawson. “So is love,” put in another. “Hate’s strongest,” said Ericssen grimly. “In the animal kingdom, at least,” he added suggestively, and then kept his lips closed, except to sip his liquor, for the rest of the evening—until the party at length broke up, leaving Lawson and one other man, both old trusted friends of many years’ standing. “It’s not a tale I’d tell to everybody,” he began, when they were alone. “It’s true, for one thing; for another, you see, some of those good fellows”—he indicated the empty chairs with an expressive nod of his great head—“some of ’em knew him. You both knew him too, probably.”  REASON HE FELT SURE INVOLVED A PERSONAL PROOF BUT A STORY ERICSSON WOULD NEVER TELL BEFORE A GENERAL AUDIENCE HE WOULD TELL IT LATER HOWEVER WHEN THE OTHERS HAD LEFT THERE IS SUCH A THING AS INSTINCTIVE ANTIPATHY OF COURSE HE ADDED WITH A LAUGH LOOKING AROUND HIM THAT'S WHAT YOU MEAN PROBABLY I MEANT EXACTLY WHAT I SAID REPLIED THE HOST BLUNTLY THERE'S FIRST LOVE THERE'S FIRST HATE TOO HATES A STRONG WORD REMARKED LAWSON SO IS LOVE PUT IN ANOTHER HATES STRONGEST SAID ERICSSON GRIMLY IN THE ANIMAL KINGDOM AT LEAST HE ADDED SUGGESTIVELY AND THEN KEPT HIS LIPS CLOSED EXCEPT TO SLIP HIS LIQUOR FOR THE REST OF THE EVENING UNTIL THE PARTY AT LENGTH BROKE UP LEAVING LAWSON AND ONE OTHER MAN BOTH OLD TRUSTED FRIENDS OF MANY YEARS STANDING IT'S NOT A TALE I TELL TO EVERYBODY HE BEGAN WHEN THEY WERE ALONE IT'S TRUE FOR ONE THING FOR ANOTHER YOU SEE SOME OF THOSE GOOD FELLOWS HE INDICATED THE EMPTY CHAIRS WITH AN EXPRESSIVE NOD OF HIS GREAT HEAD SOME OF EM KNEW HIM YOU BOTH KNEW HIM TOO PROBABLY
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