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An Hour of Defeat

           Youknow,perhaps,thetypeofmanorwomanwho,raisedinanatmosphereofcomparativecomfortandsomesmallsocialpretension,andbeingshortofthosegrayconvolutionsinthehumanbrain-panwhichpermitanindividualtoseelifeinallitsfortuitousnessanduncertainty,proceedbecauseofanabsenceofnecessityandtheconsequentlackofhumanexperiencetotakethemselvesandallthattheydointhemostreverentialandProvidence-protectedspirit.TheHon.ChaffeeThayerSlussreasonedthat,becauseofthesplendidancestryonwhichhepridedhimself,hewasanessentiallyhonestman.Hisfatherhadamassedasmallfortuneinthewholesaleharnessbusiness.Thewifewhomattheageoftwenty-eighthehadmarriedaprettybutinconsequentialtypeofwomanwasthedaughterofapicklemanufacturer,whosewareswereinsomedemandandwhosechildrenhadbeenconsideredgood"catches"intheneighborhoodfromwhichtheHon.ChaffeeSlussemanated.Therehadbeenahighlyconservativeweddingfeast,andahoneymoontriptotheGardenoftheGodsandtheGrandCanon.ThenthesleekChaffee,muchinthegraceofbothfamiliesbecauseofhissmugdeterminationtoriseintheworld,hadreturnedtohisbusiness,whichwasthatofapaper-broker,andhadbegunwiththegreatestcaretoamassacompetenceonhisownaccount.

           TheHonorableChaffee,beitadmitted,hadnoparticularfaults,unlessthoseofsmugnessandacertainover-carefulnessastohisownprospectsandopportunitiescanbecountedassuch.

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