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"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. 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
her he meant to elaborate, which he evidently did not. “We belong to the animal kingdom, of course,” put in a fourth, for behind the challenge there obviously lay a story, though a story that might be difficult to drag out of him. It was. Ericssen, who had leaned forward a moment so that[75] his strong, humorous face was in clear light, now sank back again into his chair, his expression concealed by the red lampshade at his side. The light played tricks, obliterating the humorous, almost tender lines, while emphasizing the strength of the jaw and nose. The red glare lent to the whole a rather grim expression. Lawson, man of authority among them, broke the little pause. “You’re dead right,” he observed, “but how do you know it?”—for John Ericssen never made a positive statement without a good reason for it. That good reason, he felt sure, involved a personal proof, but a story Ericssen would never tell before a general audience. He would tell it later, however, when the others had left. ER AFTER WAITING SOME SECONDS TO SEE WHETHER HE MEANT TO ELABORATE WHICH HE EVIDENTLY DID NOT WE BELONG TO THE ANIMAL KINGDOM OF COURSE PUT IN A FOURTH FOR BEHIND THE CHALLENGE THERE OBVIOUSLY LAY A STORY THOUGH A STORY THAT MIGHT BE DIFFICULT TO DRAG OUT OF HIM IT WAS ERICSSON WHO HAD LEANED FORWARD A MOMENT SO THAT HIS STRONG HUMOROUS FACE WAS IN CLEAR LIGHT NOW SANK BACK AGAIN INTO HIS CHAIR HIS EXPRESSION CONCEALED BY THE RED LAMP SHADE AT HIS SIDE THE LIGHT PLAYED TRICKS OBLITERATING THE HUMOROUS ALMOST TENDER LINES WHILE EMPHASIZING THE STRENGTH OF THE JAW AND NOSE THE RED GLARE LENT TO THE WHOLE A RATHER GRIM EXPRESSION LAWSON MAN OF AUTHORITY AMONG THEM BROKE THE LITTLE PAUSE YOU'RE DEAD RIGHT HE OBSERVED BUT HOW DO YOU KNOW IT FOR JOHN ERICSSON NEVER MADE A POSITIVE STATEMENT WITHOUT A GOOD REASON FOR IT THAT GOOD 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
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