But for that reason it is so very bad." The little oriental laughed a queer, sniggering laugh.

His eyes were very bright, dilated, completely black.

He was looking into the ice-blue, pointed eyes of Aaron Sisson.

They were both intoxicated--but grimly so.

They looked at each other in elemental difference.
The whole room was now attending to this new conversation: which they all accepted as serious.