This island is
a great place for scares and rumours."
Mr. Heard was not satisfied.
"Do you believe the influence of Nepenthe can make Northern people
irresponsible for their actions? Keith does. Or how about the sirocco?
Can it upset their nerves to such an extent?"
"Not my nerves. I have heard of people making fools of themselves and
then blaming the Creator. Often! And of course, if one begins to brood
over accidentals like the weather, one is sure to become a lunatic
sooner or later. Weather was not made for that purpose. If you come to
think of it, how few days there are when a man can honestly say that
the weather is quite to his liking! It is nearly always too hot or too
cold or too wet or too dry or too windy. I don't trouble myself about
sirocco. Why should Denis? He is not nearly as much of a fool as many
people look. And I would not listen to Keith. He moves among
hyperbolas."
Mr. Heard felt slightly relieved. What a sensible fellow this was; so
matter-of-fact and sure of his ground.
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