That's how it began, I suppose; and it's a rotten climate for morals; and that's how it began." "Only that ?" "We had had differences.

It's been one misunderstanding after another.
If you mean was I mixed up with another woman--no! She knew that." "She was very young, Phil." He nodded: "I don't blame her." "Couldn't anything have been done ?" "If it could, neither she nor I did it--or knew how to do it, I suppose.
It went wrong from the beginning; it was founded on froth--she had been engaged to Harmon, and she threw him over for 'Boots' Lansing.

Then I came along--Boots behaved like a thoroughbred--that is all there is to it--inexperience, romance, trouble--a quick beginning, a quick parting, and two more fools to give the lie to civilization, and justify the West Pointers in their opinions of civil appointees." "Try not to be so bitter, Phil; did you know she was going before she left Manila ?" "I hadn't the remotest idea of the affair.

I thought that we were trying to learn something about life and about each other.

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