\"Whatwouldyouconsiderfairplay？\"sheinquired。
\"Itwouldbefairtolistentomewithoutprejudice——toletmeexplainhowithashappenedthatIhaveappearedtoyoua——ablackguard——Ihavenodoubtyouwouldcallit——andafool。\"Hethrewouthishandinanimpatientgesture——impatientofhimself——hisfate——thetricksofbadfortunewhichitimpliedhadmadeofhimamoreerringmortalthanhewouldhavebeeniflefttohimself，andtreateddecently。
\"Donotputitsostrongly，\"withconservativepoliteness。
\"Idon’trefusetoadmitthatIamhandicappedbyadevilofatemperament。Thatisaninheritedthing。\"
\"Ah！\"saidBetty。\"Oneofthetemperamentsonereadsabout——forwhichnooneistobeblamedbutone’sdeceasedrelatives。Afterall，thatiscomparativelyeasytodealwith。