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An Hour of Defeat

           Buthehadoneweakness,which,inviewofhisyoungwife’ssternandsomewhatPuritanicideasandthereligiouspropensitiesofhisfatherandfather-in-law,wasexceedinglydisturbingtohim.Hehadaneyeforthebeautyofwomeningeneral,andparticularlyforplump,blondewomenwithcorn-coloredhair.Nowandthen,inspiteofthefactthathehadanidealwifeandtwolovelychildren,hewouldcastameditativeandspeculativeeyeafterthosealluringformsthatcrossthepathofallmenandthatseemtobeckonslylybyimplicationifnotbyactual,opensuggestion.

           However,itwasnotuntilseveralyearsafterMr.Slusshadmarried,andwhenhemighthavebeenconsideredsettledinthewaysofrighteousness,thatheactuallyessayedtoanyextenttheroleofagayLothario.Anexperienceortwowiththelessvigorousandviciousgirlsofthestreets,atentativeloveaffairwithagirlinhisofficewhowasnotnewtothepracticessheencouraged,andhewasfairlylaunched.Helenthimselfatfirsttothegreatfollyofpretendingtolovetruly;butthiswastakenbyoneandanotherintelligentyoungwomanwithagrainofsalt.Theentertainmentandprefermenthecouldprovidewereacceptedassufficientreward.Onegirl,however,actuallyseduced,hadtobecompensatedbyfivethousanddollarsandthataftersuchterrorsandheartaches(hiswife,herfamily,andhisownloominguphorriblyinthebackground)asshouldhavecuredhimforeverofapenchantforstenographersandemployeesgenerally.

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