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Their Brothers’ Keepers
"Don’ttrytobuymeoffwithcash!Iwantajob!"
"Pullyourselftogether,youpoorlouse.Doyouhearwhatyou’resaying?"
Philipspitouthisanswerwithimpotenthatred:"Youcan’ttalktomethatway!"
"Canyou?"
"Ionly—"
"Tobuyyouoff?WhyshouldItrytobuyyouoff—insteadofkickingyouout,asIshouldhave,yearsago?"
"Well,afterall,I’myourbrother!"
"Whatisthatsupposedtomean?"
"One’ssupposedtohavesomesortoffeelingforone’sbrother."
"Doyou?"
Philip’smouthswelledpetulantly;hedidnotanswer;hewaited;Reardenlethimwait.Philipmuttered,"You’resupposed...atleast...tohavesomeconsiderationformyfeelings...butyouhaven’t."
"Haveyouformine?"
"Yours?Yourfeelings?"ItwasnotmaliceinPhilip’svoice,butworse:itwasagenuine,indignantastonishment."Youhaven’tanyfeelings.You’veneverfeltanythingatall.
