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With her, too, however, a reaction seemed to follow. WITH HER TOO HOWEVER A REACTION SEEMED TO FOLLOW
interest in the question, remarked that even the corn had more life than that; for, after its death, it rose again in the new crop. Whether she meant that the corn was therefore superior to man, forgetting that the superior can produce being without losing its own, or only advanced an objection to her father’s argument, Wolkenlicht could not tell. But Teufelsbürst laughed like the sound of a saw, and said: “Follow out the analogy, my Lilith, and you will see that man is like the corn that springs again after it is buried; but unfortunately the only result we know of is a vampire.” Wolkenlicht looked up, and saw a shudder pass through the frame, and over the pale thin face of the painter. This he could not account for. But Teufelsbürst could have explained it, for there were strange whispers abroad, and they had reached his ear; and his philosophy was not quite enough for them. But the laugh with which Lilith met this frightful attempt at wit, grated dreadfully on Wolkenlicht’s feeling. KING ONLY AN INTELLECTUAL INTEREST IN THE QUESTION REMARKED THAT EVEN THE CORN HAD MORE LIFE THAN THAT FOR AFTER ITS DEATH IT ROSE AGAIN IN THE NEW CROP WHETHER SHE MEANT THAT THE CORN WAS THEREFORE SUPERIOR TO MAN FORGETTING THAT THE SUPERIOR CAN PRODUCE BEING WITHOUT LOSING ITS OWN OR ONLY ADVANCED AN OBJECTION TO HER FATHER'S ARGUMENT WOLKENLICHT COULD NOT TELL BUT TEUFELSBUERST LAUGHED LIKE THE SOUND OF A SAW AND SAID FOLLOW OUT THE ANALOGY MY LILITH AND YOU WILL SEE THAT MAN IS LIKE THE CORN THAT SPRINGS AGAIN AFTER IT IS BURIED BUT UNFORTUNATELY THE ONLY RESULT WE KNOW OF IS A VAMPIRE VULCANLICHT LOOKED UP AND SAW A SHUDDER PASS THROUGH THE FRAME AND OVER THE PALE THIN FACE OF THE PAINTER THIS HE COULD NOT ACCOUNT FOR BUT TEUFELSBUERST COULD HAVE EXPLAINED IT FOR THERE WERE STRANGE WHISPERS ABROAD AND THEY HAD REACHED HIS EAR AND HIS PHILOSOPHY WAS NOT QUITE ENOUGH FOR THEM BUT THE LAUGH WITH WHICH LILITH MET THIS FRIGHTFUL ATTEMPT AT WIT GRATED DREADFULLY ON WOLKENLICH'S FEELING
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