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than one," continued his friend, calmly. "It would settle you"
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"I fear it would!"
"And give you a new point of view—which you need! The idea of a novelist—a successful one at that—never having been in love! Poppycock!"
"Never in love!" exclaimed the other. "You wrong me! You don't know all!"
"Well, were you?"
"Once," answered Miles, sadly. "I will tell you about it. She was"
"No, you won't, either!" interrupted Hunter. "You've never been decently in love in your life. And you pretend to write novels! To be sure, you fight shy of love-scenes; I'll give you credit for knowing a few of your limitations; but you've got an infernal cheek to write at all under the cir-
