"I know.  You've probably never encountered complete honesty before - I know I hadn't.  Innocence.  Mike has never tasted the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil... so we, who have, don't understand what makes him tick.  Well, on your own head be it.  I hope you never regret it." Jubal looked up. "Oh, there you are!  I thought you had stopped to distill the stuff."