21/24 You've just got to invoke truth and freedom--as far as your conception of them goes.... And there's a reason for Colin's hatred of the Blacks.' 'Ah! Is it permitted to ask the reason ?' 'His family were all massacred by the natives--father, mother, sisters--all. Well, one admires a man steadfast in revenge--going straight for what he wants--and getting it--doing it--in love or in hate. Now I have answered your question.' The gesture of her head seemed a defiance. She dropped the sugar into his tea, and he took the cup from her hands, and slowly drank it without saying a word. |