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Chapter 6

           "IthinkIwasborntobeanactor"hesaidcarelessly"Nowandthentheloveofdeclamationmastersme.ThenIspeakasPrimeMinistersandmeninParliamentspeaktosuitthehumourofthehour,andwithoutmeaningasinglewordIsay!"

           "Icannotacceptthatstatement"Iansweredhim,smilingalittle"YoudomeanwhatyousaythoughIfancyyouareratheracreatureofimpulse."

           "Doyoureally!"heexclaimed"Howwiseofyou!goodGeoffreyTempest,howverywiseofyou!Butyouarewrong.Thereneverwasabeingcreatedwhowaslessimpulsive,ormorechargedwithsetpurposethanI.Believemeornotasyoulikebeliefisasentimentthatcannotbeforced.IfItoldyouthatIamadangerouscompanionthatIlikeevilthingsbetterthangoodthatIamnotasafeguideforanyman,whatwouldyouthink?"

           "Ishouldthinkyouwerewhimsicallyfondofunder-estimatingyourownqualities"Isaid,re-lightingmycigar,andfeelingsomewhatamusedbyhisearnestness"AndIshouldlikeyoujustaswellasIdonowperhapsbetterthoughthatwouldbedifficult."

           Atthesewords,heseatedhimself,bendinghisstedfastdarkeyesfulluponme.

           "Tempest,youfollowthefashionoftheprettiestwomenabouttowntheyalwayslikethegreatestscoundrels!"

           "Butyouarenotascoundrel;"Irejoined,smokingpeacefully.

           "NoI’mnotascoundrel,butthere’sagooddealofthedevilinme."

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