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thought you were a good agnostic。'

'Mr。 Jones��' said Somerset�察�'it is in vain to argue。  I boast 
myself a total disbeliever�察�not only in revealed religion�察�
but in the data�察�method�察�and conclusions of the whole of 
ethics。  Well� �what matters it�拭�what signifies a form of 
words�拭 �I regard you as a reptile�察�whom I would rejoice�察�whom 
I long�察�to stamp under my heel。  You would blow up others�拭 �
Well then�察�understand�此 �I want�察�with every circumstance of 
infamy and agony�察�to blow up you��'

'Somerset�察�Somerset��' said Zero�察�turning very pale�察�'this is 
wrong�察�this is very wrong。  You pain�察�you wound me�察�
Somerset。'

'Give me a match��' cried Somerset wildly。  'Let me set fire 
to this incomparable monster�  �Let me perish with him in his 
fall��'

'For God's sake��' cried Zero�察�clutching hold of the young 
man�察�'for God's sake command yourself�  �We stand upon the 
brink�察�death yawns around us�察�a man ´ a stranger in this 
foreign land ´ one whom you have called your friend ´ '

'Silence��' cried Somerset�察�'you are no friend�察�no friend of 
mine。  I look on you with loathing�察�like a toad�此 �my flesh 
creeps with physical repulsion�察�my soul revolts against the 
sight of you。'

Zero burst into tears。  'Alas��' he sobbed�察�'this snaps the 
last link that bound me to humanity。  My friend disowns ´ he 
insults me。  I am indeed accurst。'

Somerset stood for an instant staggered by this sudden change 
of front。  The next moment�察�with a despairing gesture�察�he 
fled from the room and from the house。  The first dash of his 
escape carried him hard upon half´way to the next police´
office�此 �but presently began to droop�察�and before he reached 
the house of lawful intervention�察�he fell once more among 
doubtful counsels。  Was he an agnostic�拭�had he a right to 
act�拭 �Away with such nonsense�察�and let Zero perish� �ran his 
thoughts。  And then again�此 �had he not promised�察�had he not 
shaken hands and broken bread�拭�and that with open eyes�拭�and 
if so how could he take action�察�and not forfeit honour�拭 �But 
honour�拭�what was honour�拭 �A figment�察�which�察�in the hot 
pursuit of crime�察�he ought to dash aside。  Ay�察�but crime�拭 �A 
figment�察�too�察�which his enfranchised intellect discarded。  
All day�察�he wandered in the parks�察�a prey to whirling 
thoughts�察�all night�察�patrolled the city�察�and at the peep of 
day he sat down by the wayside in the neighbourhood of 
Peckham and bitterly wept。  His gods had fallen。  He who had 
chosen the broad�察�daylit�察�unencumbered paths of universal 
scepticism�察�found himself still the bondslave of honour。  He 
who had accepted life from a point of view as lofty as the 
predatory eagle's�察�though with no design to prey�察�he who had 
clearly recognised the common moral basis of war�察�of 
commercial competition�察�and of crime�察�he who was prepared to 
help the escaping murderer or to embrace the impenitent 
thief�察�found�察�to the overthrow of all his logic�察�that he 
objected to the use of dynamite。  The dawn crept among the 
sleeping villas and over the smokeless fields of city�察�and 
still the unfortunate sceptic sobbed over his fall from 
consistency。

At length�察�he rose and took the rising sun to witness。  
'There is no question as to fact��' he cried�察�'right and wrong 
are but figments and the shadow of a word�察�but for all that�察�
there are certain things that I cannot do�察�and there are 
certain others that I will not stand。'  Thereupon he decided 
to return to make one last effort of persuasion�察�and�察�if he 
could not prevail on Zero to desist from his infernal trade�察�
throw delicacy to the winds�察�give the plotter an hour's 
start�察�and denounce him to the police。  Fast as he went�察�
being winged by this resolution�察�it was already well on in 
the morning when he came in sight of the Superfluous Mansion。  
Tripping down the steps�察�was the young lady of the various 
aliases�察�and he was surprised to see upon her countenance the 
marks of anger and concern。

'Madam��' he began�察�yielding to impulse and with no clear 
knowledge of what he was to add。

But at the sound of his voice she seemed to experience a 
shock of fear or horror�察�started back�察�lowered her veil with 
a sudden movement�察�and fled�察�without turning�察�from the 
square。

Here then�察�we step aside a moment from following the fortunes 
of Somerset�察�and proceed to relate the strange and romantic 
episode of THE BROWN BOX。



DESBOROUGH'S ADVENTURE�此 �THE BROWN BOX



MR。 HARRY DESBOROUGH lodged in the fine and grave old quarter 
of Bloomsbury�察�roared about on every side by the high tides 
of London�察�but itself rejoicing in romantic silences and city 
peace。  It was in Queen Square that he had pitched his tent�察�
next door to the Children's Hospital�察�on your left hand as 
you go north�此 �Queen Square�察�sacred to humane and liberal 
arts�察�whence homes were made beautiful�察�where the poor were 
taught�察�where the sparrows were plentiful and loud�察�and where 
groups of patient little ones would hover all day long before 
the hospital�察�if by chance they might kiss their hand or 
speak a word to their sick brother at the window。  
Desborough's room was on the first floor and fronted to the 
square�察�but he enjoyed besides�察�a right by which he often 
profited�察�to sit and smoke upon a terrace at the back�察�which 
looked down upon a fine forest of back gardens�察�and was in 
turn commanded by the windows of an empty room。

On the afternoon of a warm day�察�Desborough sauntered forth 
upon this terrace�察�somewhat out of hope and heart�察�for he had 
been now some weeks on the vain quest of situations�察�and 
prepared for melancholy and tobacco。  Here�察�at least�察�he told 
himself that he would be alone�察�for�察�like most youths�察�who 
are neither rich�察�nor witty�察�nor successful�察�he rather 
shunned than courted the society of other men。  Even as he 
expressed the thought�察�his eye alighted on the window of the 
room that looked upon the terrace�察�and to his surprise and 
annoyance�察�he beheld it curtained with a silken hanging。  It 
was like his luck�察�he thought�察�his privacy was gone�察�he could 
no longer brood and sigh unwatched�察�he could no longer suffer 
his discouragement to find a vent in words or soothe himself 
with sentimental whistling�察�and in the irritation of the 
moment�察�he struck his pipe upon the rail with unnecessary 
force。  It was an old�察�sweet�察�seasoned briar´root�察�glossy and 
dark with long employment�察�and justly dear to his fancy。  
What�察�then�察�was his chagrin�察�when the head snapped from the 
stem�察�leaped airily in space�察�and fell and disappeared among 
the lilacs of the garden��

He threw himself savagely into the garden chair�察�pulled out 
the story´paper which he had brought with him to read�察�tore 
off a fragment of the last sheet�察�which contains only the 
answers to correspondents�察�and set himself to roll a 
cigarette。  He was no master of the art�察�again and again�察�the 
paper broke between his fingers and the tobacco showered upon 
the ground�察�and he was already on the point of angry 
resignation�察�when the window swung slowly inward�察�the silken 
curtain was thrust aside�察�and a lady�察�somewhat strangely 
attired�察�stepped forth upon the terrace。

'Senorito��' said she�察�and there was a rich thrill in her 
voice�察�like an organ note�察�'Senorito�察�you are in 
difficulties。  Suffer me to come to your assistance。'

With the words�察�she took the paper and tobacco from his 
unresisting hands�察�and with a facility that�察�in Desborough's 
eyes�察�seemed magical�察�rolled and presented him a cigarette。  
He took it�察�still seated�察�still without a word�察�staring with 
all his eyes upon that apparition。  Her face was warm and 
rich in colour�察�in shape�察�it was that piquant triangle�察�so 
innocently sly�察�so saucily attractive�察�so rare in our more 
northern climates�察�her eyes were large�察�starry�察�and visited 
by changing lights�察�her hair was partly covered by a lace 
mantilla�察�through which her arms�察�bare to the shoulder�察�
gleamed white�察�her figure�察�full and soft in all the womanly 
contours�察�was yet alive and active�察�light with excess of 
life�察�and slender by grace of some divine proportion。

'You do not like my cigarrito�察�Senor��' she asked。  'Yet it is 
better made than yours。'  At that she laughed�察�and her 
laughter trilled in his ear like music�察�but the next moment 
her face fell。  'I see��' she cried。  'It is my manner that 
repels you。  I am too constrained�察�too cold。  I am not��' she 
added�察�with a more engaging air�察�'I am not the simple English 
maiden I appear。'

'Oh��' murmured Harry�察�filled with inexpressible thoughts。

'In my own dear land��' she pursued�察�'things are differently 
ordered。  There�察�I must own�察�a girl is bound by many and 
rigorous restrictions�察�little is permitted her�察�she learns to 
be distant�察�she learns to appear forbidding。  But here�察�in 
free England ´ oh�察�glorious liberty��' she cried�察�and threw up 
her arms with a gesture of inimitable grace ´ 'here there are 
no fetters�察�here the woman may dare to be herself entirely�察�
and the men�察�the chivalrous men ´ is it not written on the 
very shield of your nation�察�HONI SOIT�拭 �Ah�察�it is hard for me 
to learn�察�hard for me to dare to be myself。  You must not 
judge me yet awhile�察�I shall end by conquering this 
stiffness�察�I shall end by growing English。  Do I speak the 
language well��'

'Perfectly ´ oh�察�perfectly��' said Harry�察�with a fervency of 
conviction worthy of a graver subject。

'Ah�察�then��' she said�察�'I shall soon learn�察�English blood ran 
in my father's veins�察�and I have had the advantage of some 
training in your expressive tongue。  If I speak already 
without accent�察�with my thorough English appearance�察�there is 
nothing left to change except my manners。'

'Oh no��' said Desborough。  'Oh pray not�  �I ´ madam ´ '

'I am��' interrupted the lady�察�'the Senorita Teresa Valdevia。  
The evening air grows chill。  Adios�察�Senorito。'  And before 
Harry could stammer out a word�察�she had disappeared into her 
room。

He stood transfixed�察�the cigarette still unlighted in his 
hand。  His thoughts had soared above tobacco�察�and still 
recalled and beautified the image of his new acquaintance。  
Her voice re´echoed in his memory�察�her eyes�察�of which he 
could not tell the colour�察�haunted his soul。  The c

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