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"Then you don't believe in the e laws for say yourself," Dar Hyal inquired, "while you do believe in them for other men?"

"I believe in them for all men Children, fas e, imperative And by the same token that is why I believe in divorce Men, alla new love born The State cannot control love any more than can a man or a woman When one falls in love one falls in love, and that's all he knows about it There it is-- throbbing, sighing, singing, thrilling love But the State can control license"

"It is a complicated free love that you stand for," Hancock criticised "True, and for the reason thatin society, is a most complicated animal"

"But there are men, lovers, ould die at the loss of their loved one," Leo surprised the table by his initiative "They would die if she died, they would die--oh so more quickly--if she lived and loved another"

"Well, they'll have to keep on dying as they have always died in the past," Dick answered grimly "And no blame attaches anywhere for their deaths We are so made that our hearts sometimes stray"

"My heart would never stray," Leo asserted proudly, unaware that all at the table knew his secret "I could never love twice, I know"

"True for you, lad," Terrence approved "The voice of all true lovers is in your throat 'Tis the absoluteness of love that is its joy--how did Shelley put it?--or was it Keats?--'All a wonder and a wild delight' Sure, a miserable skinflint of a half-baked lover would it be that could dreaht in wo and enticing, as glorious and wonderful as his ooain"

And as they passed out fro the conversation with Dar Hyal, ondering whether Paula would kiss hiht or slip off to bed fro to Leo about his latest sonnet which he had shown her, ondering if she could kiss Dick, and was suddenly greatly desirous to kiss him, she knew not why