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wall. Science, Morris, science.' Morris could think of no reply, and for
an appreciable interval silence reigned. But two glasses of the still
champagne produced a rapid change in Michael.
'There's a want of vivacity about you, Morris,' he observed. 'You may be
deep; but I'll be hanged if you're vivacious!'
'
What makes you think me deep?' asked Morris with an air of pleased
simplicity.
'Because you won't compromise,' said the lawyer. 'You're deep dog,
Morris, very deep dog, not t' compromise--remarkable deep dog. And
a very good glass of wine; it's the only respectable feature in the
Finsbury family, this wine; rarer thing than a title--much rarer. Now a
man with glass wine like this in cellar, I wonder why won't compromise?'
'Well, YOU wouldn't compromise before, you know,' said the smiling
Morris. 'Turn about is fair play.'
'I wonder why _I_ wouldn' compromise? I wonder why YOU wouldn'?'
enquired Michael. 'I wonder why we each think the other wouldn'? 'S
quite a remarrable--remarkable problem,' he added, triumphing over oral
obstacles, not without obvious pride. 'Wonder what we each think--don't
you?'
'
What do you suppose to have been my reason?' asked Morris adroitly.
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