Fools of Habit , '' he said , glancing at the cover . `` I see it is making quite a sensation down east . I suppose you 've read it ? '' `` Yes . It is very frivolous and clever -- all froth but delightful froth . Did you like it ? '' Spencer balanced the novel reflectively on his slender brown hand . `` Well , yes , rather . But I do n't care for novels as a rule . I do n't understand them . The hero of this book , now -- do you believe that a man in love would act as he did ? '' `` I do n't know , '' said Violet amusedly . `` You ought to be a better judge than I . You are a man . '' `` I have never loved anybody , so I am in no position to decide , '' said Spencer . There was as little self-consciousness in his voice as if he were telling her a fact concerning the Loon Lake trouble . Violet rose to the occasion . `` You have an interesting experience to look forward to , '' she said . Spencer turned his deep-set grey eyes squarely upon her . `` I do n't know that .
When I said I had never loved , I meant more XXXXX the love of a man for some particular woman .
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