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Chapter 6

           "IthinkIwasborntobeanactor"—hesaidcarelessly—"Nowandthentheloveofdeclamationmastersme.ThenIspeak—asPrimeMinistersandmeninParliamentspeak—tosuitthehumourofthehour,andwithoutmeaningasinglewordIsay!"

           "Icannotacceptthatstatement"—Iansweredhim,smilingalittle—"Youdomeanwhatyousay—thoughIfancyyouareratheracreatureofimpulse."

           "Doyoureally!"heexclaimed—"Howwiseofyou!—goodGeoffreyTempest,howverywiseofyou!Butyouarewrong.Thereneverwasabeingcreatedwhowaslessimpulsive,ormorechargedwithsetpurposethanI.Believemeornotasyoulike—beliefisasentimentthatcannotbeforced.IfItoldyouthatIamadangerouscompanion—thatIlikeevilthingsbetterthangood—thatIamnotasafeguideforanyman,whatwouldyouthink?"

           "Ishouldthinkyouwerewhimsicallyfondofunder-estimatingyourownqualities"—Isaid,re-lightingmycigar,andfeelingsomewhatamusedbyhisearnestness—"AndIshouldlikeyoujustaswellasIdonow—perhapsbetter—thoughthatwouldbedifficult."

           Atthesewords,heseatedhimself,bendinghisstedfastdarkeyesfulluponme.

           "Tempest,youfollowthefashionoftheprettiestwomenabouttown—theyalwayslikethegreatestscoundrels!"

           "Butyouarenotascoundrel;"—Irejoined,smokingpeacefully.

           "No—I’mnotascoundrel,butthere’sagooddealofthedevilinme."

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