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the house of pride and other tales of hawaii-及15何蛍

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were as big and as fine as his body。



;I wonder what you would do if you saw your friend�察�your brother�察�on 

the slippery lip of a precipice�察�slipping�察�slipping�察�and you were 

able to do nothing。  That was just it。  I could do nothing。  I saw 

it coming�察�and I could do nothing。  My God�察�man�察�what could I do�拭 �

There it was�察�malignant and incontestable�察�the mark of the thing on 

his brow。  No one else saw it。  It was because I loved him so�察�I do 

believe�察�that I alone saw it。  I could not credit the testimony of 

my senses。  It was too incredibly horrible。  Yet there it was�察�on 

his brow�察�on his ears。  I had seen it�察�the slight puff of the 

earlobesoh�察�so imperceptibly slight。  I watched it for months。  

Then�察�next�察�hoping against hope�察�the darkening of the skin above 

both eyebrowsoh�察�so faint�察�just like the dimmest touch of sunburn。  

I should have thought it sunburn but that there was a shine to it�察�

such an invisible shine�察�like a little highlight seen for a moment 

and gone the next。  I tried to believe it was sunburn�察�only I could 

not。  I knew better。  No one noticed it but me。  No one ever noticed 

it except Stephen Kaluna�察�and I did not know that till afterward。  

But I saw it coming�察�the whole damnable�察�unnamable awfulness of it�察�

but I refused to think about the future。  I was afraid。  I could 

not。  And of nights I cried over it。



;He was my friend。  We fished sharks on Niihau together。  We hunted 

wild cattle on Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa。  We broke horses and branded 

steers on the Carter Ranch。  We hunted goats through Haleakala。  He 

taught me diving and surfing until I was nearly as clever as he�察�and 

he was cleverer than the average Kanaka。  I have seen him dive in 

fifteen fathoms�察�and he could stay down two minutes。  He was an 

amphibian and a mountaineer。  He could climb wherever a goat dared 

climb。  He was afraid of nothing。  He was on the wrecked Luga�察�and 

he swam thirty miles in thirty´six hours in a heavy sea。  He could 

fight his way out through breaking combers that would batter you and 

me to a jelly。  He was a great�察�glorious man´god。  We went through 

the Revolution together。  We were both romantic loyalists。  He was 

shot twice and sentenced to death。  But he was too great a man for 

the republicans to kill。  He laughed at them。  Later�察�they gave him 

honour and made him Sheriff of Kona。  He was a simple man�察�a boy 

that never grew up。  His was no intricate brain pattern。  He had no 

twists nor quirks in his mental processes。  He went straight to the 

point�察�and his points were always simple。



;And he was sanguine。  Never have I known so confident a man�察�nor a 

man so satisfied and happy。  He did not ask anything from life。  

There was nothing left to be desired。  For him life had no arrears。  

He had been paid in full�察�cash down�察�and in advance。  What more 

could he possibly desire than that magnificent body�察�that iron 

constitution�察�that immunity from all ordinary ills�察�and that lowly 

wholesomeness of soul�拭 �Physically he was perfect。  He had never 

been sick in his life。  He did not know what a headache was。  When I 

was so afflicted he used to look at me in wonder�察�and make me laugh 

with his clumsy attempts at sympathy。  He did not understand such a 

thing as a headache。  He could not understand。  Sanguine�拭 �No 

wonder。  How could he be otherwise with that tremendous vitality and 

incredible health��



;Just to show you what faith he had in his glorious star�察�and�察�also�察�

what sanction he had for that faith。  He was a youngster at the 

timeI had just met himwhen he went into a poker game at Wailuku。  

There was a big German in it�察�Schultz his name was�察�and he played a 

brutal�察�domineering game。  He had had a run of luck as well�察�and he 

was quite insufferable�察�when Lyte Gregory dropped in and took a 

hand。  The very first hand it was Schultz's blind。  Lyte came in�察�as 

well as the others�察�and Schultz raised them outall except Lyte。  

He did not like the German's tone�察�and he raised him back。  Schultz 

raised in turn�察�and in turn Lyte raised Schultz。  So they went�察�back 

and forth。  The stakes were big。  And do you know what Lyte held�拭 �A 

pair of kings and three little clubs。  It wasn't poker。  Lyte wasn't 

playing poker。  He was playing his optimism。  He didn't know what 

Schultz held�察�but he raised and raised until he made Schultz squeal�察�

and Schultz held three aces all the time。  Think of it�  �A man with 

a pair of kings compelling three aces to see before the draw��



;Well�察�Schultz called for two cards。  Another German was dealing�察�

Schultz's friend at that。  Lyte knew then that he was up against 

three of a kind。  Now what did he do�拭 �What would you have done�拭 �

Drawn three cards and held up the kings�察�of course。  Not Lyte。  He 

was playing optimism。  He threw the kings away�察�held up the three 

little clubs�察�and drew two cards。  He never looked at them。  He 

looked across at Schultz to bet�察�and Schultz did bet�察�big。  Since he 

himself held three aces he knew he had Lyte�察�because he played Lyte 

for threes�察�and�察�necessarily�察�they would have to be smaller threes。  

Poor Schultz�  �He was perfectly correct under the premises。  His 

mistake was that he thought Lyte was playing poker。  They bet back 

and forth for five minutes�察�until Schultz's certainty began to ooze 

out。  And all the time Lyte had never looked at his two cards�察�and 

Schultz knew it。  I could see Schultz think�察�and revive�察�and splurge 

with his bets again。  But the strain was too much for him。;



;'Hold on�察�Gregory��' he said at last。  'I've got you beaten from the 

start。  I don't want any of your money。  I've got';



;'Never mind what you've got��' Lyte interrupted。  'You don't know 

what I've got。  I guess I'll take a look。';



;He looked�察�and raised the German a hundred dollars。  Then they went 

at it again�察�back and forth and back and forth�察�until Schultz 

weakened and called�察�and laid down his three aces。  Lyte faced his 

five cards。  They were all black。  He had drawn two more clubs。  Do 

you know�察�he just about broke Schultz's nerve as a poker player。  He 

never played in the same form again。  He lacked confidence after 

that�察�and was a bit wobbly。;



;'But how could you do it��' I asked Lyte afterwards。  'You knew he 

had you beaten when he drew two cards。  Besides�察�you never looked at 

your own draw。';



;'I didn't have to look��' was Lyte's answer。  'I knew they were two 

clubs all the time。  They just had to be two clubs。  Do you think I 

was going to let that big Dutchman beat me�拭 �It was impossible that 

he should beat me。  It is not my way to be beaten。  I just have to 

win。  Why�察�I'd have been the most surprised man in this world if 

they hadn't been all clubs。';



;That was Lyte's way�察�and maybe it will help you to appreciate his 

colossal optimism。  As he put it he just had to succeed�察�to fare 

well�察�to prosper。  And in that same incident�察�as in ten thousand 

others�察�he found his sanction。  The thing was that he did succeed�察�

did prosper。  That was why he was afraid of nothing。  Nothing could 

ever happen to him。  He knew it�察�because nothing had ever happened 

to him。  That time the Luga was lost and he swam thirty miles�察�he 

was in the water two whole nights and a day。  And during all that 

terrible stretch of time he never lost hope once�察�never once doubted 

the outcome。  He just knew he was going to make the land。  He told 

me so himself�察�and I know it was the truth。



;Well�察�that is the kind of a man Lyte Gregory was。  He was of a 

different race from ordinary�察�ailing mortals。  He was a lordly 

being�察�untouched by common ills and misfortunes。  Whatever he wanted 

he got。  He won his wifeone of the Caruthers�察�a little beauty

from a dozen rivals。  And she settled down and made him the finest 

wife in the world。  He wanted a boy。  He got it。  He wanted a girl 

and another boy。  He got them。  And they were just right�察�without 

spot or blemish�察�with chests like little barrels�察�and with all the 

inheritance of his own health and strength。



;And then it happened。  The mark of the beast was laid upon him。  I 

watched it for a year。  It broke my heart。  But he did not know it�察�

nor did anybody else guess it except that cursed hapa´haole�察�Stephen 

Kaluna。  He knew it�察�but I did not know that he did。  AndyesDoc 

Strowbridge knew it。  He was the federal physician�察�and he had 

developed the leper eye。  You see�察�part of his business was to 

examine suspects and order them to the receiving station at 

Honolulu。  And Stephen Kaluna had developed the leper eye。  The 

disease ran strong in his family�察�and four or five of his relatives 

were already on Molokai。



;The trouble arose over Stephen Kaluna's sister。  When she became 

suspect�察�and before Doc Strowbridge could get hold of her�察�her 

brother spirited her away to some hiding´place。  Lyte was Sheriff of 

Kona�察�and it was his business to find her。



;We were all over at Hilo that night�察�in Ned Austin's。  Stephen 

Kaluna was there when we came in�察�by himself�察�in his cups�察�and 

quarrelsome。  Lyte was laughing over some jokethat huge�察�happy 

laugh of a giant boy。  Kaluna spat contemptuously on the floor。  

Lyte noticed�察�so did everybody�察�but he ignored the fellow。  Kaluna 

was looking for trouble。  He took it as a personal grudge that Lyte 

was trying to apprehend his sister。  In half a dozen ways he 

advertised his displeasure at Lyte's presence�察�but Lyte ignored him。  

I imagined Lyte was a bit sorry for him�察�for the hardest duty of his 

office was the apprehension of lepers。  It is not a nice thing to go 

in to a man's house and tear away a father�察�mother�察�or child�察�who 

has done no wrong�察�and to send such a one to perpetual banishment on 

Molokai。  Of course�察�it is necessary as a protection to society�察�and 

Lyte�察�I do believe�察�would have been the first to apprehend his own 

father did he become suspect。


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