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A man knows his natural mate; also he knows his natural enemy. I did, at any rate, both with him and with my wife. A MAN KNOWS HIS NATURAL MATE ALSO HE KNOWS HIS NATURAL ENEMY I DID AT ANY RATE BOTH WITH HIM AND WITH MY WIFE
 inspired in me had another aspect, too. Jack had not introduced us during the momentary pause beside our table, but as I looked up I caught the fellow’s eye on mine—he was glaring at me instead of at Jack, to whom he was talking—with an expression of malignant dislike, as keen evidently as my own. That’s the other aspect I meant. He hated me as violently as I hated him. We were instinctive enemies, just as the rat and ferret are instinctive enemies. Each recognized a mortal foe. It was a case—I swear it—of whoever got first chance.” “Bad as that!” exclaimed Baynes. “I knew him by sight. He wasn’t pretty, I’ll admit.” “I knew him to nod to,” Lawson mentioned. “I never heard anything particular against him.” He shrugged his shoulders. Ericssen went on. “It was not his character or qualities I hated,” he said. “I didn’t even know them. That’s the whole point. There’s no reason you fellows should have disliked him. My hatred—our mutual hatred—was instinctive, as instinctive as first love.  TO HIM BUT THE INSTINCTIVE LOATHING HE INSPIRED IN ME HAD ANOTHER ASPECT TOO JACK HAD NOT INTRODUCED US DURING THE MOMENTARY PAUSE BESIDE OUR TABLE BUT AS I LOOKED UP I CAUGHT THE FELLOW'S EYE ON MINE HE WAS GLARING AT ME INSTEAD OF AT JACK TO WHOM HE WAS TALKING WITH AN EXPRESSION OF MALIGNANT DISLIKE AS KEEN EVIDENTLY AS MY OWN THAT'S THE OTHER ASPECT I MEANT HE HATED ME AS VIOLENTLY AS I HATED HIM WE WERE INSTINCTIVE ENEMIES JUST AS THE RAT AND FERRET ARE INSTINCTIVE ENEMIES EACH RECOGNIZED A MORTAL FOE IT WAS A CASE I SWEAR IT OF WHOEVER GOT FIRST CHANCE BAD AS THAT EXCLAIMED BAINES I KNEW HIM BY SIGHT HE WASN'T PRETTY I'LL ADMIT I KNEW HIM TO NOD TO WILSON MENTIONED I NEVER HEARD ANYTHING PARTICULARLY AGAINST HIM HE SHRUGGED HIS SHOULDERS ERICSSON WENT ON IT WAS NOT HIS CHARACTER OR QUALITIES I HATED HE SAID I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THEM THAT'S THE WHOLE POINT THERE'S NO REASON YOU FELLOWS SHOULD HAVE DISLIKED HIM MY HATRED OUR MUTUAL HATRED WAS INSTINCTIVE AS INSTINCTIVE AS FIRST LOVE
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