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I must tell it
to you one of these days. It sounds like a fairy tale. You like fairy
tales?"
"I do," replied Denis.
"Then we have one point in common. I could listen to them for hours.
There is something eternal about them. If you ever want to get anything
out of me, Denis, tell me a fairy tale."
"I must remember that," replied Denis with a wan smile. "There is one
thing I should very much like to get out of you; the secret of your
zest in life. You have so many interests. How do you manage it?"
"Heredity, I suppose. It has given me a kind of violent driving power.
I take things by the throat. Have you ever heard of Thomas Keith, a
soldier in a Highland regiment, who became governor of the Holy City of
Medina? No, I suppose you have not. And yet he must have been a
remarkable man, to obtain this unique position in the world. No
interest in Arabian history? Why not? Well, Thomas Keith--that is my
stock. Pirates and adventurers. Of course I live sensibly. Shall I give
you my recipe for happiness? I find everything useful and nothing
indispensable.


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